The effects of 3,3′,4,4′,5-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 126) on mink (Mustela vison) reproduction and kit survivability and growth

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-129

  Beckett, K J ^a,b   Yamini, B ^a   Bursian, S J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Woodlot Alternatives Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

DIET; GROWTH RATE; MUSTELID; PCP; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MATING; MINK; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; UTERUS HORN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; MINK; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REPRODUCTION;

MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 37549042464     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-007-9002-8     Document Type: Article

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