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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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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1998
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Online Access: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/10636 |
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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