The toxic effects of multiple persistent organic pollutant exposures on the post-hatch immunity maturation of glaucous gulls

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 72, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 870-883

  Sagerup, Kjetil ^a   Larsen, Hans Jørgen S ^b   Skaare, Janneche Utne ^b,c   Johansen, Grethe M ^b   Gabrielsen, Geir Wing ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BACTERIAL VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; TOXOID; VIRUS VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHARADRIIFORMES; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHARADRIIFORMES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; TOXOIDS; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 67650306183     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390902959516     Document Type: Article

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