Squamous epithelial lesion of the mandibles and maxillae of wild mink (Mustela vison) naturally exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 674-677

  Beckett, Kerrie J ^a   Millsap, Stephanie D ^b   Blankenship, Alan L ^a,c   Zwiernik, Matthew J ^a   Giesy, John P ^a   Bursian, Steven J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c ENTRIX   (United States)

Author keywords

Jaw; Mink; Pathology; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HISTOLOGY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TOXICITY;

MANDIBLES; MAXILLAE; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIAL LESION; WILD MINK;

ECOLOGY;

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; 3,3',4,4',5 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

PCB;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPITHELIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; JAW DISEASE; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MINK; MUSTELA VISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HYPERPLASIA; LIVER; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MICHIGAN; MINK; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVERS;

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 13944262460     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-241R.1     Document Type: Article

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