Effects of methylmercury exposure on glutathione metabolism, oxidative stress, and chromosomal damage in captive-reared common loon (Gavia immer) chicks

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 732-738

  Kenow, Kevin P ^a   Hoffman, David J ^b   Hines, Randy K ^a   Meyer, Michael W ^c   Bickham, John W ^d   Matson, Cole W ^e   Stebbins, Katie R ^b   Montagna, Paul ^f   Elfessi, Abdulaziz ^g  

^a UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Common loon; Gavia immer; Genotoxicity; Mercury; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; GLUCOSE; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

BRAIN TISSUES; CHRONIC EXPOSURES; COMMON LOON; GAVIA IMMER; GENOTOXICITY; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISMS; MERCURY; MERCURY LEVELS; METHYL MERCURIES; TISSUE CHEMISTRIES; TREATMENT GROUPS;

BIODIVERSITY;

GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE;

CAPTIVE POPULATION; CHROMOSOME; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOTOXICITY; JUVENILE; METABOLISM; METHYLMERCURY; OXIDATION; PEPTIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WATERFOWL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAIN TISSUE; CHICK; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; BIRDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRESH WATER; GLUTATHIONE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

GAVIA IMMER;

EID: 55649110479     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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