A physiologically based toxicokinetic model for methylmercury in female American kestrels

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1854-1867

  Nichols, John W ^a   Bennett, Richard S ^a   Rossmann, Ronald ^a   French, John B ^b   Sappington, Keith G ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

American kestrel; Methylmercury; Physiologically based model

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRIC RELATIONSHIP; AMERICAN KESTREL; BIRD SPECIES; BLOOD PLASMA; DEMETHYLATION; DIFFUSION-LIMITED PROCESS; EGG PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FITTING MODEL; HG CONCENTRATIONS; METHYL MERCURY; MODEL PARAMETERS; MODEL SIMULATION; PARAMETER VALUES; PHYSIOLOGICALLY BASED MODEL; PHYSIOLOGICALLY BASED TOXICOKINETIC MODELS; RED BLOOD CELL; TOXICOKINETICS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIRDS; BLOOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; PHYSIOLOGY;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ETHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

BIOENERGETICS; BLOOD; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; METHYLMERCURY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLASMA; RAPTOR; TOXICITY;

ALLOMETRY; AMERICAN KESTREL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; DIFFUSION; EGG PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HAWK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FALCONIFORMES; FEATHERS; FECES; FEMALE; KIDNEY; KINETICS; LIVER; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MUSCLES; OVUM;

AVES; FALCO SPARVERIUS;

EID: 77955706312     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.241     Document Type: Article

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