Vitamin A physiology and its application as a biomarker of contaminant-related toxicity in marine mammals: A review

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 291-302

  Simms, Wendy ^a   Ross, Peter S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

biomarker; environmental contaminants; marine mammals; retinol; vitamin A; wildlife

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CAROTENOID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR; RETINOID X RECEPTOR; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MAMMALS; VITAMIN A; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034406805     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074823370001600706     Document Type: Article

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