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Biomarker Responses and Decreasing Contaminant Levels in Ringed Seals (Pusa hispida) from Svalbard, Norway

Hans WolkersNorwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway
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Bjørn A. KrafftNorwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway
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Bert van BavelMTM Research Center, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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Lisa B. HelgasonNorwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway
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Christian LydersenNorwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway
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Kit M. KovacsNorwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway
Pages 1009-1018 | Received 26 Sep 2007, Accepted 06 Dec 2007, Published online: 06 Nov 2008

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