Characterizing cytotoxic and estrogenic activity of Arctic char tissue extracts in primary Arctic char hepatocytes

• Main Authors: Petersen, Karina, Hultman, Maria T., Bytingsvik, Jenny, Harju, Mikael, Evenset, Anita, Tollefsen, Knut Erik
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2017
• Subjects: Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Biotechnology; 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Chemical sciences; Ecology; FOS Biological sciences; 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; Inorganic Chemistry; Arctic; Bear Island; Bjørnøya; Ellasjøen; Laksvatn; Norway; Salvelinus alpinus
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.5368744.v1; https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Characterizing_cytotoxic_and_estrogenic_activity_of_Arctic_char_tissue_extracts_in_primary_Arctic_char_hepatocytes/5368744/1

Contaminants from various anthropogenic activities are detected in the Arctic due to long-range atmospheric transport, ocean currents, and living organisms such as migrating fish or seabirds. Although levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Arctic fish are generally low, local hot spots of...