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Possible mechanisms of action of environmental contaminants on St. Lawrence beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas).

De Guise S, Martineau D, Béland P, Fournier M.

Environ Health Perspect. 1995 May;103 Suppl 4:73-7. Review.PMID: 7556028 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Pathology and toxicology of beluga whales from the St. Lawrence Estuary, Quebec, Canada. Past, present and future.

Martineau D, De Guise S, Fournier M, Shugart L, Girard C, Lagacé A, Béland P.

Sci Total Environ. 1994 Sep 16;154(2-3):201-15. Review.PMID: 7973607 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Immune functions in the Fisher rat fed beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) blubber from the contaminated St. Lawrence estuary.

Lapierre P, De Guise S, Muir DC, Norstrom R, Béland P, Fournier M.

Environ Res. 1999 Feb;80(2 Pt 2):S104-S112.PMID: 10092424 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

PCBs and organochlorine pesticides in blubber biopsies from free-ranging St. Lawrence River Estuary beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas), 1994-1998.

Hobbs KE, Muir DC, Michaud R, Béland P, Letcher RJ, Norstrom RJ.

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Tumors in St. Lawrence beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas)

De Guise S, Lagacé A, Béland P.

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Levels and temporal trends (1988-1999) of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from the St. Lawrence Estuary, Canada.

Lebeuf M, Gouteux B, Measures L, Trottier S.

Environ Sci Technol. 2004 Jun 1;38(11):2971-7.PMID: 15224724 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cancer in wildlife, a case study: beluga from the St. Lawrence estuary, Québec, Canada.

Martineau D, Lemberger K, Dallaire A, Labelle P, Lipscomb TP, Michel P, Mikaelian I.

Environ Health Perspect. 2002 Mar;110(3):285-92.PMID: 11882480 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Adrenal hyperplastic and degenerative changes in beluga whales.

Lair S, Béland P, De Guise S, Martineau D.

J Wildl Dis. 1997 Jul;33(3):430-7.PMID: 9249687 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Temporal trends (1987-2002) of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) chemicals in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from the St. Lawrence Estuary, Canada.

Lebeuf M, Noël M, Trottier S, Measures L.

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Adenomatous hyperplasia of the thyroid gland in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from the St. Lawrence Estuary and Hudson Bay, Quebec, Canada.

Mikaelian I, Labelle P, Kopal M, De Guise S, Martineau D.

Vet Pathol. 2003 Nov;40(6):698-703.PMID: 14608025 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Pathology of stranded beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from the St. Lawrence Estuary, Québec, Canada.

Martineau D, Lagacé A, Béland P, Higgins R, Armstrong D, Shugart LR.

J Comp Pathol. 1988 Apr;98(3):287-311.PMID: 3134469 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Characterization and profiling of hepatic cytochromes P450 and phase II xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from the St. Lawrence River Estuary and the Canadian Arctic.

McKinney MA, Arukwe A, De Guise S, Martineau D, Béland P, Dallaire A, Lair S, Lebeuf M, Letcher RJ.

Aquat Toxicol. 2004 Jul 30;69(1):35-49.PMID: 15210296 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Non-neoplastic lesions in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) and other marine mammals from the St Lawrence Estuary.

De Guise S, Lagacé A, Béland P, Girard C, Higgins R.

J Comp Pathol. 1995 Apr;112(3):257-71.PMID: 7560301 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Systemic effects of arctic pollutants in beluga whales indicated by CYP1A1 expression.

Wilson JY, Cooke SR, Moore MJ, Martineau D, Mikaelian I, Metner DA, Lockhart WL, Stegeman JJ.

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Induction of micronuclei in vitro by organochlorine compounds in beluga whale skin fibroblasts.

Gauthier JM, Dubeau H, Rassart E.

Mutat Res. 1999 Feb 2;439(1):87-95.PMID: 10029683 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Immunosuppression in mice fed on diets containing beluga whale blubber from the St Lawrence estuary and the Arctic populations.

Fournier M, Dégas V, Colborn T, Omara FO, Denizeau F, Potworowski EF, Brousseau P.

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Levels and temporal trends of toxaphene congeners in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from the St. Lawrence Estuary, Canada.

Gouteux B, Lebeuf M, Muir DC, Gagné JP.

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Bone fluoride concentrations in beluga whales from Canada.

Mikaelian I, Qualls CW Jr, De Guise S, Whaley MW, Martineau D.

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Wildlife as sentinels of human health effects in the Great Lakes--St. Lawrence basin.

Fox GA.

Environ Health Perspect. 2001 Dec;109 Suppl 6:853-61.PMID: 11744503 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Organohalogen contaminants and metabolites in beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) liver from two Canadian populations.

McKinney MA, De Guise S, Martineau D, Béland P, Lebeuf M, Letcher RJ.

Environ Toxicol Chem. 2006 May;25(5):1246-57.PMID: 16704055 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles