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Abstract
In a continuation of our studies on the use of hepatic cytochromes P450 as a biomarker for contaminant exposure, BCNH eggs were collected from Baltimore Harbor (BH) (n = 20), Washington National Zoo (WNZ) (n = 13) and Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (CNWR) (reference location) (n = 20). Eggs were artificially incubated and sacrificed at pipping. Livers were snap frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at -80?C until assay. Hepatic microsomes were prepared by differential centrifugation of homogenates and assayed for protein, benzyloxy-resorufin-O-dealkylase, (BROD) ethoxyresorufinO-dealkylase (EROD) and pentoxyresorufin-O-dealkylase (PROD). Monooxygenase assays were run in triplicate using a computer-coupled fluorometric microwell plate scanner. Values for EROD and BROD, but not PROD, from BH and WNZ were significantly greater (approximately double) than those from CNWR. Organochlorine pesticide residues were much higher in carcasses from BH and WNZ as compared to CNWR. Carcasses are presently being analyzed for PCB congeners.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Hepatic microsomal monooxygenase activity in black-crowned night herons (BCNHS) from the Chesapeake basin |
| Series title | Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, annual meeting abstract book |
| Volume | 13 |
| Year Published | 1992 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 77 (abstract no. 357) |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, annual meeting abstract book |
| First page | 77 (abstra |
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