A simplified method for correcting contaminant concentrations in eggs for moisture loss

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1425-1428

  Heinz, Gary H ^a   Stebbins, Katherine R ^a   Klimstra, Jon D ^a   Hoffman, David J ^a  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminant residues; Eggs; Moisture loss; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AIR CELLS; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; CONTAMINANT RESIDUES; CORRECTION FACTORS; EGGS; INJECTED WATER; MOISTURE LOSS; SIMPLIFIED METHOD;

CELL MEMBRANES; CONTAMINATION; MOISTURE; TOXICITY;

WATER INJECTION;

WATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EGG; MODEL VALIDATION; MOISTURE CONTENT;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DEHYDRATION; EGG; FERTILITY; FLUID RESUSCITATION; INJECTION; MOISTURE; NESTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; ORGAN SIZE; POLLUTANT;

GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; INJECTIONS; ORGAN SIZE; OVUM; WATER;

EID: 69249221558     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-608.1     Document Type: Article

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