Immunohistochemical detection of polychlorinated biphenyls in field collected damselfish (Abudefduf sordidus; Pomacentridae) embryos and larvae

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 529-532

  Kerr Lobel, Lisa M ^a,b   Davis, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti PBC antibody; Coral reef fish; Johnston Atoll; PCBs

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; REEFS;

IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL DETECTION;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ANTIBODY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

DETECTION METHOD; EMBRYO; FISH; LARVA; PCB;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL REEF; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; FISH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; POPULATION EXPOSURE; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; TISSUE LEVEL; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARVA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ABUDEFDUF; ABUDEFDUF SORDIDUS; ANTHOZOA; CHROMIS CHROMIS; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 0036887541     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00198-7     Document Type: Article

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