Tartu, Sabrina; Lille-Langøy, Roger; Størseth, Trond Røvik; Bourgeon, Sophie; Brunsvik, Anders; Goksøyr, Anders; Jenssen, Bjørn Munro; Polder, Anuschka; Thiemann, Gregory W.; Torget, Vidar; Routti, Heli (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-28)
There is growing evidence from experimental and human epidemiological studies that many pollutants
can disrupt lipid metabolism. In Arctic wildlife, the occurrence of such compounds could have serious
consequences for seasonal feeders. We set out to study whether organohalogenated compounds (OHCs)
could cause disruption of energy metabolism in female polar bears (
Ursus maritimus
) from ...