Screening of thyroid gland histology in organohalogen-contaminated glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) from the Norwegian Arctic

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1705-1713

  Sonne, Christian ^a   Verreault, Jonathan ^b   Gabrielsen, Geir W ^c   Letcher, Robert J ^d   Leifsson, Pall S ^e   Iburg, Tine ^e  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptors; Follicular cell proliferation; Histopathology; Nodular hyperplasia; OHCs; Organohalogen contaminants; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Thyroid gland

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FOLLICULAR CELL PROLIFERATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; OHCS; ORGANOHALOGEN CONTAMINANTS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; THYROID GLANDS;

BLOOD; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ETHERS; HISTOLOGY; HORMONES; IMPURITIES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WAVE PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; PBDE; PCB; PLASMA; SEABIRD;

AVES; LARUS HYPERBOREUS;

EID: 77956655727     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772241003611920     Document Type: Article

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