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DDE: Interference with extra-renal salt excretion in the mallard

March 21, 1973

The effects of DDE on the function of the salt gland, the main route of sodium chloride excretion in marine birds, were investigated in mature mallards, Anas platyrhynchos, maintained on either fresh water or 1 percent salt water and given 0, 10, 100, or 1000 ppm DDE in the diet (12 birds per level). The rate of sodium chloride excretion by the salt gland following injections of concentrated salt solutions was not reduced (from that of controls) in DDE-treated birds maintained on salt water, but was significantly reduced in DDE-treated birds not previously given salt.

Publication Year 1973
Title DDE: Interference with extra-renal salt excretion in the mallard
DOI 10.1007/BF01856771
Authors M. Friend, M. A. Haegele, R. Wilson
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Index ID 70209174
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
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