Biomarker responses in river otters experimentally exposed to oil contamination

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 489-508

  Ben David, Merav ^a,b   Duffy, Lawrence K ^a   Bowyer, R Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Captivity; Crude oil; Haptoglobin; Hemoglobin; Hydrocarbons; Liver enzymes; Lontra canadensis; Oil spill; Season

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENZYME; HAPTOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; PETROLEUM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CARNIVORA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASON; STRESS; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; WILD ANIMAL;

ALASKA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY WEIGHT; ENZYMES; HAPTOGLOBINS; HEMOGLOBINS; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; OTTERS; PETROLEUM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASONS; STRESS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0035409622     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-37.3.489     Document Type: Article

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