Immune functions in the Fisher rat fed beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) blubber from the contaminated St. Lawrence estuary.

Lapierre P, De Guise S, Muir DC, Norstrom R, Beland P, Fournier M

Departement des Sciences Biologiques, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Montreal, H3C 3P8, Canada.

Article type: Curated - Canary ID: 470

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Cause and Effect Analysis	Interspecies susceptibility data	Shared exposures with humans	Shared outcomes with humans	Gene sequence data
Yes	Yes	No	No	No

Study type	N	Routes	Sampling	Controls	Timing
experimental	75	ingestion	-	-	-

Exposures	Dioxins Furans Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Outcomes	Immunophenotyping Killer Cells, Natural Lymphocyte Activation Phagocytosis Respiratory Burst
Species	Rats Whales
Locations	Canada Canada (general) Saint Lawrence River (stream) Saskatchewan Hudson Bay (populated place)

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