Retention and excretion of polybrominated biphenyls by hens

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Mar 1976 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, volume 15, pages 278-282 (issn: 0007-4861, eissn: 1432-0800,

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Authors: G F, Fries; H C, Cecil; J, Bitman; R J, Lillie;

doi: 10.1007/bf01812636

pmid: 1268341

Retention and excretion of polybrominated biphenyls by hens

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Abstract

The retention and elimination of PBB by hens are qualitatively similar to those of PCBs and chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides. Steady-state level in eggs was about the same as the level in the diet, and after 63 days the level in body fat was about 4 times the level in diet.

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United States Department of Agriculture
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Agricultural Research Service
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Keywords

Time Factors, Eggs, Pesticide Residues, Diet, Hydrocarbons, Brominated, Feces, Structure-Activity Relationship, Adipose Tissue, Animals, Female, Chickens

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