Feeding the mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) a diet spiked with non- ortho- and mono-ortho-substituted polychlorinated biphenyls: Accumulation and effects

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 699-707

  Gutjahr Gobell, Ruth E ^a   Black, Dianne E ^a   Mills, Lesley J ^a   Pruell, Richard J ^a   Taplin, Bryan K ^a   Jayaraman, Saroja ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Biological effects; Contaminated diet; Fundulus heteroclitus; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

GROWTH; MORTALITY; PCB; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; GROWTH INHIBITION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS;

EID: 0033036607     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620180416     Document Type: Article

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