Histologic changes in thyroid glands from great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) in Tokyo Bay, Japan: Possible association with environmental contaminants

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 763-768

  Saita, E ^a,b   Hayama, S ^c   Kajigaya, H ^d   Yoneda, K ^e   Watanabe, G ^a,b   Taya, K ^a,b  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Faculty of Agriculture   (Japan)

^c NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Nippon Prof Sch of Med Technol   (Japan)

^e JAPAN WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dioxins; Great cormorant; Japan; Organochlorines; Phalacrocorax carbo; Thyroid gland; Tokyo Bay

Indexed keywords

PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX CARBO;

EID: 13644252410     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.4.763     Document Type: Article

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