AN IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STUDY OF RETINOL-BINDING PROTEIN (RBP) IN LIVERS OF FREE-LIVING POLAR BEARS (URSUS MARITIMUS) FROM EAST GREENLAND

From 1999 to 2002 samples from 114 free-ranging polar bears (Ursus maritimus) were collected in the municipality of Scoresby Sound, East Greenland, to detect levels of organochlorines and potential histopathologic changes. Livers of 16 female polar bears from this group were evaluated histologically...

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Published in:Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Main Authors: Annabelle Heier, Christian Sonne, Andrea Gröne, Pall S. Leifsson, Rune Dietz, Erik W. Born, Luca N. Bacciarini
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Association of Zoo Veterinarians 2005
Subjects:
Greenland
Scoresby
East Greenland
polar bear
Scoresby Sound
Ursus maritimus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1638/03-058.1

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