Effects of heavy metals on immunocompetence of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 173-184

  Biser, Jennifer A ^a   Vogel, Laura A ^a   Berger, Joel ^b   Hjelle, Brian ^b   Loew, Sabine S ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Division of Viral Hepatitis   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicology; Flow cytometry; Heavy metal contamination; Immunopathology

Indexed keywords

CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS;

EID: 3843090694     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.2.173     Document Type: Article

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