Association between lymphocyte proliferation and polychlorinated biphenyls in free‐ranging harbor seal ( Phoca vitulina ) pups from British Columbia, Canada
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...
Published in: | Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2005
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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 |