Acta Vet. Brno 2020, 89: 151-162

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202089020151

Polychlorinated biphenyl toxicity in the thyroid gland of wild ungulates: an in vitro model

Ehdaa Eltayeb Eltigani Abdelsalam, Hana Banďouchová, Tomáš Heger, Miroslava Kaňová, Kateřina Kobelková, Monika Němcová, Vladimír Piaček, Jana Sedláčková, Veronika Seidlová, František Vitula, Jiří Pikula

University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Department of Ecology and Diseases of Zoo Animals, Game, Fish, and Bees, Brno, Czech Republic

Received March 26, 2020
Accepted May 26, 2020

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