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Ultrastructural alterations in the eggshell gland epithelium of the mallard duck after chronic exposure to DDT

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Kolaja, GJ; Hinton, DE
Published in: Environmental Pollution (1970)
January 1, 1978

The effects of chronic ingestion of DDT were studied on the ultrastructure of the eggshell gland of the mallard duck. Ultrastructural changes seen were oedema of the Type II epithelial cells, as demonstrated by decreased electron density, and vacuoles in the endoplasmic ret{stroke}iculum. Since the Type II cells are responsible for the transport of calcium, alterations in these cells indicate that decreased calcium transport may be responsible for DDT-induced eggshell thinning. © 1978.

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Environmental Pollution (1970)

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0013-9327

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January 1, 1978

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17

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3

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237 / 244
 

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Kolaja, G. J., & Hinton, D. E. (1978). Ultrastructural alterations in the eggshell gland epithelium of the mallard duck after chronic exposure to DDT. Environmental Pollution (1970), 17(3), 237–244. https://doi.org/10.1016/0013-9327(78)90041-1
Kolaja, G. J., and D. E. Hinton. “Ultrastructural alterations in the eggshell gland epithelium of the mallard duck after chronic exposure to DDT.” Environmental Pollution (1970) 17, no. 3 (January 1, 1978): 237–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/0013-9327(78)90041-1.
Kolaja GJ, Hinton DE. Ultrastructural alterations in the eggshell gland epithelium of the mallard duck after chronic exposure to DDT. Environmental Pollution (1970). 1978 Jan 1;17(3):237–44.
Kolaja, G. J., and D. E. Hinton. “Ultrastructural alterations in the eggshell gland epithelium of the mallard duck after chronic exposure to DDT.” Environmental Pollution (1970), vol. 17, no. 3, Jan. 1978, pp. 237–44. Scopus, doi:10.1016/0013-9327(78)90041-1.
Kolaja GJ, Hinton DE. Ultrastructural alterations in the eggshell gland epithelium of the mallard duck after chronic exposure to DDT. Environmental Pollution (1970). 1978 Jan 1;17(3):237–244.

Published In

Environmental Pollution (1970)

DOI

ISSN

0013-9327

Publication Date

January 1, 1978

Volume

17

Issue

3

Start / End Page

237 / 244