Predicting mercury in mallard ducklings from mercury in chorioallantoic membranes

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1242-1246

  Heinz, G H ^a   Hoffman, D J ^a  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCK; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CHORION; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DUCKS; EGGS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037499992     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-003-0115-0     Document Type: Article

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