Greenland sledge dogs (Canis familiaris) develop liver lesions when exposed to a chronic and dietary low dose of an environmental organohalogen cocktail

Environmental Research

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-80

  Sonne, Christian ^a   Leifsson, Pall S ^b   Dietz, Rune ^a   Kirkegaard, Maja ^a   Jensen, Asger L ^b   Shahmiri, Soheila ^c   Letcher, Robert J ^c  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase (ALAT); Alkaline phosphatase (ALKP); Aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT); Balaenoptera acutorostrata; Bile acid; Blubber; Canis familiaris; Chlordanes; Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT); Dieldrin; HCB; Hexacyclohexanes (HCHs); Histopathology; Lactate dehydrogenase; LHD; Liver; Mercury (Hg); Minke whale; Organohalogen contaminants; Polar bear; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Sledge dogs; Ursus maritimus; West Greenland

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILE ACID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; ORGANOHALOGEN DERIVATIVE;

BEAR; CANID; CHLORDANE; DDT; DIELDRIN; DIET; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HCH; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LESION; ORGANOHALOGEN; PBDE; PCB; WHALE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEAR; BILE DUCT DISEASE; BILE DUCT HYPERPLASIA; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GRANULOMA; LEUKOCYTE; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MINKE WHALE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL FIBROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DIET; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CHAIN; GREENLAND; HYDROCARBONS, HALOGENATED; LIVER DISEASES;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 36349029316     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2007.08.010     Document Type: Article

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