Immunosuppression in the northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) induced by pesticide exposure

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 101-110

  Gilbertson, Mary Kate ^a   Haffner, G Douglas ^a   Drouillard, Ken G ^a   Albert, Anathea ^b   Dixon, Brian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibody; DDT; Frog; Immunosuppression; Pesticide

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS; BIOASSAY; BLOOD; CHEMILUMINESCENCE; IMMUNOLOGY;

HYPERSENSITIVITY;

PESTICIDES;

2,4 DINITROPHENOL; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; KEYHOLE LIMPET HEMOCYANIN; MALATHION; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

ANTIBODY; FROG; IMMUNITY; PESTICIDE;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FROG; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN;

CANADA; ESSEX COUNTY; ONTARIO;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; PANTHERA PARDUS; RANA PIPIENS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037215138     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620220113     Document Type: Article

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