Levels and effects of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) on circulating thyroid hormones in house sparrows (Passer domesticus) from Leka, Norway

• Main Author: Dimmen, Malene Vågen
• Other Authors: Jenssen, Bjørn Munro, Ciesielski, Tomasz, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Fakultet for naturvitenskap og teknologi, Institutt for biologi
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Institutt for biologi 2014
• Subjects: Leka; Norway; Northern Norway
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/245458

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been reported to disrupt vertebrate endocrine systems in numerous wildlife, semi-field and laboratory studies, and thyroid homeostasis is among the systems reported to be susceptible for such perturbation. Thyroid hormones are important in a vast range of ph...