Effects of methylmercury exposure on the immune function of juvenile common loons (Gavia immer)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1460-1469

  Kenow, Kevin P ^a   Grasman, Keith A ^b   Hines, Randy K ^a   Meyer, Michael W ^c   Gendron Fitzpatrick, Annette ^d   Spalding, Marilyn G ^e   Gray, Brian R ^a  

^a UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Common loon; Gavia immer; Immune function; Mercury; Methylmercury

Indexed keywords

GAVIA IMMERS; IMMUNE FUNCTIONS; LOONS; METHYLMERCURY;

CELLS; ECOLOGY; MERCURY (METAL); NUTRITION;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE; METHYLMERCURY; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ANTIGEN; BIRD; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EGG; ERYTHROCYTE; EXPOSURE; FOOD INTAKE; GAVIA IMMER; HATCHING; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNITY; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; LYMPHOID CELL; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; SKIN TEST; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BIRDS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

GAVIA IMMER; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34447558111     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-442R.1     Document Type: Article

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