Organochlorine pollutants in grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pups and their impact on plasma thyroid hormone and vitamin A concentrations
Studies on laboratory animals suggest that developing and newborn mammals are more vulnerable than the adults with respect to the harmful effects of organochlorine (OC) pollutants such polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and OC pesticides (Brouwer et al. 1995; 1998a; Colborn 2004). These effects includ...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for biologi
2005
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-693 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:82-471-7079-5 |