Effects of organochlorine contaminants on thyroid hormone levels in arctic breeding glaucous gulls, Larus hyperboreus. From: Environmental Health Perspectives | Date: April 1, 2004| Author: Gabrielsen, Geir Wing; Jenssen, Bjorn Munro; Skaare, Janneche Utne; Verreault, Jonathan | COPYRIGHT 2004 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Studies on glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) breeding in the Barents Sea have reported that high blood levels of halogenated organic contaminants in this species might cause reproductive, behavioral, and developmental stress. However, potential endocrine system modulation caused by contaminant exposure has yet not been reported in this Arctic apical predator. In this present study we aimed to investigate whether the current levels of a selection of organochlorines (OCs) were assoc...

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