Using chorioallantoic membranes for non-lethal assessment of persistent organic pollutant exposure and effect in oviparous wildlife

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 12, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 31-45

  Cobb, George P ^a   Bargar, Tim A ^b   Pepper, Chris B ^a   Norman, Don M ^c   Houlis, Pattie D ^d   Anderson, Todd A ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c Pac NW Pesticide Consulting Group   (United States)

^d PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

CAM; Eggs; Organochlorine compounds; POP

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; AROCLOR 1254; AROCLOR 1260; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PENTACHLOROBENZENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

EGG; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; ORGANOCHLORINE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HERON; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILT; TURTLE; WILDLIFE;

ALLANTOIS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRDS; CHORION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FORECASTING; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REPTILES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATORINAE; ANIMALIA; ARDEIDAE; CHELONIIDAE; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); GALLUS GALLUS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0242500456     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022532711353     Document Type: Article

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