Pathologie des Delphinidae: contamination foetale et neo-natale par les PCB. Lesion cutanees ulceratives.

• Main Authors: Alzieu, Claude, Duguy, Raymond, Babin, Philippe
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: French
• Published: ISTPM 1982
• Subjects: MED; France; ANE; Stenella coeruleoalba; Phocoena phocoena; Delphinus delphis; Delphinidae; Cetacea; Disease transmission; PCB; Bioaccumulation; Disease detection; Marine mammals; Dauphins
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/1858/1488.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/1858/

Contamination of Delphinidae's fetuses and newborn has been determined from the organochlorine levels found in the fetuses and pregnant female organs, and in the milk of lactating females, for 4 dolphins and 3 porpoises. High levels of these components show an important transference of mother&#...