Are liver and renal lesions in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) associated with high mercury levels?

BACKGROUND: In the Arctic, polar bears (Ursus maritimus) bio-accumulate mercury as they prey on polluted ringed seals (Phoca hispida) and bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus). Studies have shown that polar bears from East Greenland are among the most mercury polluted species in the Arctic. It is unkn...

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Autores principales: Sonne, Christian, Dietz, Rune, Leifsson, Pall S, Asmund, Gert, Born, Erik W, Kirkegaard, Maja
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1855925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17439647
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-6-11

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1855925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17439647
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-6-11

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