Vitamin A and E profiles as biomarkers of PCB exposure in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from the western Canadian Arctic

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 142-143, Issue , 2013, Pages 317-328

  Desforges, Jean Pierre W ^a,b   Ross, Peter S ^a,b   Dangerfield, Neil ^b   Palace, Vince P ^c   Whiticar, Michael ^a   Loseto, Lisa L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Beluga whale; Biomarker; Persistent organic pollutant; Vitamin A; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; RETINOL;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; VITAMIN; WHALE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BELUGA WHALE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLUBBER; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY HEIGHT; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOXICITY;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC;

ARCTIC; BELUGA WHALE; BIOMARKER; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; BELUGA WHALE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIVER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84884942389     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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