Toxic effects of dietary methylmercury on immune function and hematology in American kestrels (Falco sparverius)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1320-1327

  Fallacara, Dawn M ^a,c   Halbrook, Richard S ^a   French, John B ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Falco sparverius; Hematology; Immunotoxicity; Kestrel; Methylmercury

Indexed keywords

FALCO SPARVERIUS; HEMATOLOGY; IMMUNOTOXICITY; KESTREL; METHYL MERCURY;

ASSAYS; CELLS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RATING; TISSUE;

BLOOD;

HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY; METHYLMERCURY; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; HEMATOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOASSAY; METHYLMERCURY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EFFECT; RAPTOR; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TEST;

AMERICAN KESTREL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BIRD; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; FALCO SPARVERIUS; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOREGULATION; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BURSA OF FABRICIUS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FALCONIFORMES; HEMATOLOGY; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; REPRODUCTION; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

FALCO SPARVERIUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79955737365     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.494     Document Type: Article

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