Toxic effects of tributyltin and its metabolites on harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) immune cells in vitro

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 243-251

  Frouin, Héloïse ^a,b   Lebeuf, Michel ^b   Saint Louis, Richard ^c   Hammill, Mike ^b   Pelletier, Émilien ^c   Fournier, Michel ^a  

^a INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Butyltins; Harbour seals; Immunotoxicity; Lymphocytes; NK cells; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

BUTYLTIN; DIBUTYLTIN; TRIBUTYLTIN;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYTOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; METABOLITE; PINNIPED; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHOCA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; ORGANOTIN COMPOUNDS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHOCA; TRIALKYLTIN COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PHOCA VITULINA;

EID: 55049135814     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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