Evidence of immunomodulation in nestling American kestrels (Falco sparverius) exposed to environmentally relevant PBDEs

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 485-493

  Fernie, Kim J ^a   Mayne, Greg ^a   Shutt, J Laird ^a   Pekarik, Cynthia ^a   Grasman, Keith A ^b   Letcher, Robert J ^a,c   Drouillard, Ken ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibody response; Bird; Immunotoxicity; Phytohemagglutinin (PHA); Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DISSOLUTION; ETHERS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOTOXICITY; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS (PBDE);

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

2,2',3,4,4',5',6 HEPTABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; 2,2',4,4' TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; SAFFLOWER OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2,2',3,4,4',5',6-HEPTABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL;

ANTIBODY; NESTLING; PBDE; RAPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY BURDEN; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; EGG LAYING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPERIENCE; GERMINAL CENTER; IMMUNOMODULATION; INJECTION; LAKE; MACROPHAGE; NESTING; NONHUMAN; SPLEEN; STRESS; SYNOVIAL BURSA; THYMUS; TISSUE STRUCTURE; WILDLIFE; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; BURSA FABRICII; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FALCONIFORMES; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; PATHOLOGY; POLLUTANT;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; FALCO SPARVERIUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; APOPTOSIS; BURSA OF FABRICIUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FALCONIFORMES; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; MACROPHAGES; OVUM; PHENYL ETHERS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; SPLEEN; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 23744451251     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.04.008     Document Type: Article

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