Xenoestrogenic and dioxin-like activity in blood of East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Chemosphere

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 583-591

  Erdmann, Simon E ^a   Dietz, Rune ^a   Sonne, Christian ^a   Bechshøft, Thea Ø ^a   Vorkamp, Katrin ^a   Letcher, Robert J ^b   Long, Manhai ^a   Bonefeld Jørgensen, Eva C ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dioxin like activity; Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs); Persistent organic pollutants (POPs); Polar bears; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Xenoestrogenic activity

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAMMALS; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

DIOXIN-LIKE ACTIVITIES; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLAR BEARS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS);

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DIOXIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; BEAR; BIOMARKER; BLOOD; CORRELATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLAR REGION; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL ASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLAR BEAR; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION;

ARCTIC; EAST GREENLAND; GREENLAND;

URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 84878113476     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.03.059     Document Type: Article

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