Thyroid hormone and gland status of Greenland sledge dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) exposed to contaminated blubber

As a model of high trophic level carnivores, sledge dogs were fed from 2 to 18 months of age with minke whale blubber containing organohalogen compounds (OHC) corresponding to 128 µg PCB/day. Controls were fed uncontaminated porcine fat. Thyroid hormone levels were assessed in 7 exposed and 7 contro...

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Main Authors: Kirkegaard, Maja, Sonne, Christian, Dietz, Rune, Letcher, Robert J, Jensen, Asger L, Hansen, Signe Stige, Jenssen, Bjørn Munro, Grandjean, Philippe
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2011
Subjects:
Aasiaat_Canis
Biological sample
BIOS
Disko Bay
Greenland
International Polar Year (2007-2008)
IPY
Canis lupus
International Polar Year
minke whale
Online Access:https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.812009
https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.812009

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