Inter-Specific Variation in Polychlorinated Biphenyi (PCB) Methyl Sulphone Metabolite Formation in Cetaceans - Preliminary Observations

PCB Methyl sulphones (MeSQ2-CB) are persistent metabolites of PCBs and can be found in cetacean blubber and liver. MeSQ2-CBs can bind intracellular receptors in utems and lung ' , potentially causing adverse effects on embryo implantation / viability during the early gestation period . They hav...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Troisi, G, Haraguchi, K, Mason, C
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1998
Subjects:
PCB methyl sulphones
Cetacea
Marine mammals
Beluga
Beluga whale
Beluga*
Blue whale
Delphinapterus leucas
Killer Whale
Killer whale
Online Access:http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/10636
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Summary:PCB Methyl sulphones (MeSQ2-CB) are persistent metabolites of PCBs and can be found in cetacean blubber and liver. MeSQ2-CBs can bind intracellular receptors in utems and lung ' , potentially causing adverse effects on embryo implantation / viability during the early gestation period . They have been reported in several cetacean species, including Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) , Fmse Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens) and the Blue Whale (Balaenoptera novaeangelica) .

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