Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder in a Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas)
A transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder was found in a beluga whale stranded in the St. Lawrence middle estuary. Various organs of this animal were submitted to high resolution gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry analysis. High frequency of urinary bladder cancer in the hu...
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| Format: | Text |
| Language: | English |
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1985
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| Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1680180 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17422578 |
| Summary: | A transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder was found in a beluga whale stranded in the St. Lawrence middle estuary. Various organs of this animal were submitted to high resolution gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry analysis. High frequency of urinary bladder cancer in the human population of the same area and the presence of carcinogenic compounds in the marine environment of this animal are discussed. |
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