Comparative sensitivity of harbour and grey seals to several environmental contaminants using in vitro exposure

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 344-349

  Dufresne, M M ^a   Frouin, H ^b   Pillet, S ^b   Lesage, V ^c   De Guise, S ^d   Fournier, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^c MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Grey seals; Harbour seals; Immunotoxicity; Mercury; PCBs

Indexed keywords

AROCLORS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; GREY SEAL; HARBOUR SEAL; IMMUNOTOXICITY; IN-VITRO; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MERCURY CHLORIDE; METHYL MERCURY;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MERCURY (METAL); POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINTED CIRCUITS;

MERCURY COMPOUNDS;

AROCLOR 1254; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; MERCURY CHLORIDE; METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BLOOD; CADMIUM; CHLORIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMMUNOASSAY; INHIBITION; METHYLMERCURY; PCB; PINNIPED; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL VIABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; IC 50; IMMUNOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLLUTION; SEAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHLORODIPHENYL (54% CHLORINE); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; IMMUNOTOXINS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PHOCA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEALS, EARLESS; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 77649341210     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.10.019     Document Type: Article

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