Association between lymphocyte proliferation and polychlorinated biphenyls in free‐ranging harbor seal ( Phoca vitulina ) pups from British Columbia, Canada

• Published in: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Main Authors: Levin, Milton, De Guise, Sylvain, Ross, Peter S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2005
• Subjects: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Environmental Chemistry; British Columbia; Canada; harbor seal; Phoca vitulina
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1897/04-206r.1; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1897%2F04-206R.1; https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1897/04-206R.1

Abstract Recent pinniped die‐offs have led to the speculation that persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are immunomodulatory, making individuals more susceptible to viral infections. Eighteen healthy harbor seal ( Phoca vitulina ) pups (aged 3–4 weeks) were live‐captured from southern British Columb...