The antioxidant system of arctic seabirds and the effect of HOCs on antioxidant capacity of kidney tissue

• Main Author: Jansen, Marta Karoline
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Universitetet i Tromsø 2010
• Subjects: VDP::Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økotoksikologi: 489; Arctic seabirds; halogenated organic compounds (HOCs); Exposure; fasting; free radical; Antioxidant system; BIO-3930; Arctic; Fulmar; Sever; Common Eider; Northern Fulmar
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/2613

The arctic is exposed to a wide range of pollutants which originate from industrialized areas located in temperate regions. Halogenated organic contaminants (HOCs) are of special concern due to their persistency and ability to bioaccumulate. Consequently, animals high in the food chain, such as mari...