Toxicopathic liver lesions in English sole and chemical contaminant exposure in Vancouver Harbour, Canada

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 55-74

  Stehr, Carla M ^a   Myers, Mark S ^a   Johnson, Lyndal L ^a   Spencer, Sylvester ^a   Stein, John E ^a  

^a NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatic hydrocarbons; Chemical pollution; Chlorinated hydrocarbons; English sole; Fish; Histology; Liver lesions; Vancouver Harbour

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CONTAMINATION; FISHERIES; MARINE POLLUTION; METABOLISM; PORTS AND HARBORS; SEDIMENTS;

TOXICOPATHY;

MARINE ENGINEERING;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; FLATFISH; HISTOLOGY; LESION; MARINE POLLUTION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BILE; CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; INTOXICATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER HARBOR;

ANIMALIA; PAROPHRYS VETULA; PLEURONECTES; PLEURONECTES VETULUS; PLEURONECTIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141588944     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1136(03)00060-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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