Weathered MC252 crude oil-induced anemia and abnormal erythroid morphology in double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) with light microscopic and ultrastructural description of avian Heinz bodies

Abstract

Injury assessment of birds in the field following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill documented Heinz body formation. However, there is little information about the relationship between route and magnitude of oil exposure and... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Kendal Harr (URIKA, LLC)
  2. Karen Dean (Abt Associates, Inc.)
  3. Jane Link (Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University)
  4. Fred Cunningham (USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center)
  5. Andrew Mcfadden (Abt Associates, Inc.)
  6. Steven Bursian (Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University)

Topic Areas

Topics: Toxins/Contaminants , Topics: One Health , Topics: Birds

Session

FRI-TM2 » Contributed Papers: Technology & Methodology (10:30 - Friday, 5th August, Acropolis)