Serum thyroid hormone concentrations and thyroid histomorphology as biomarkers in bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 609-618

  Rosa, Cheryl ^a,b   O'Hara, Todd M ^a,b   Hoekstra, Paul F ^c,e   Refsal, Kent R ^d   Blake, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e JEALOTT S HILL RESEARCH STATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEALTH CARE; IMMUNOLOGY; MAMMALS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

EPITHELIAL FOLLICULAR INDEX (EFI); RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SERUM; THYROID HISTOMORPHOLOGY;

HORMONES;

BIOMARKER; DISTURBANCE; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE; IMMUNOASSAY; METABOLITE; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCB; SERUM; TOXICITY; WHALE;

ANIMALIA; BALAENA MYSTICETUS; BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 34547916492     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-035     Document Type: Article

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