Effects of organohalogen pollutants on haematological and urine clinical-chemical parameters in Greenland sledge dogs (Canis familiaris)

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 381-390

  Sonne, Christian ^a   Dietz, Rune ^a   Kirkegaard, Maja ^a   Letcher, Robert J ^b   Shahmiri, Soheila ^b   Andersen, Steen ^c   Møller, Per ^a   Olsen, Aage Kristian ^d   Jensen, Asger L ^e  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c HuntersSciencecom   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blood; Cholesterol; Cortisol:creatinine ratio; Glucose; Kidney; Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); Liver; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Sledge dogs; Urine

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATINE KINASE; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; ORGANOHALOGEN DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PROTEIN;

BLOOD; CANID; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE; HEMATOLOGY; HORMONE; MARINE MAMMAL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; ORGANOHALOGEN; PCB; PROTEIN; URINE;

ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LATITUDE; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; MINKE WHALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT; PUPPY; URINALYSIS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CREATININE; DOGS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GREENLAND; HALOGENS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SWINE; WHALES;

BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 39749146690     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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