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Monitoring of Heavy Metal Contamination Using Tissues of Two Ardeids Chicks, Korea
This study presents concentrations of iron, zinc, manganese, lead and cadmium in livers and kidneys of Little Egret Egretta garzetta (n = 10) and Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax (n = 10) chicks fr...
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Tissue Distribution of Metals in White-fronted Geese and Spot-Billed Ducks from Korea
This study presents concentrations of Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu, Pb and Cd in livers, kidneys, muscles and bones of white-fronted geese Anser albifrons (geese) and spot-billed ducks Anas poecilorhyncha (ducks). Iron in live...
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Relationships of Metals Between Feathers and Diets of Black-Tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) Chicks
In birds, metal contaminants in feathers are influenced by prey concentrations and environmental quality. In Black-tailed Gull chicks, Cd, Pb and Cu concentrations were strongly correlated between feathers and...
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Assessment of Lead Exposure in Waterfowl Species, Korea
Lead concentrations were analyzed in white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons, n = 15), mallards (Anas platyrhynchos, n = 4), and spot-billed ducks (A. poecilorhyncha, n = 13) found dead near Gimpo, Korea, to determ...
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Concentrations of Cd, Pb, Mn and Zn in Feathers and Diet in Heron Chicks in Korea
The feathers and diet items of grey heron (Ardea cinerea) and black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) chicks were collected at the Pyeongtaek colony, Korea in 2002 and 2008, and Cd, Pb, Mn and Zn concen...
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Tissue Distribution of Heavy Metals in Heron and Egret Chicks from Pyeongtaek, Korea
Iron, zinc, manganese, lead and cadmium were measured in the liver, kidney and bone of Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia), Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) and Black-crowned Night ...
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Comparison of Trace Element Concentrations Between Chick and Adult Black-Tailed Gulls (Larus crassirostris)
Trace elements were measured in the feathers of black-tailed gull chicks (n = 10) and adults (n = 10) collected at Chilsando Is., Jeollanam-do, Korea, in June 2011. Pb, Mn and Fe were significantly greater in...
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Assessment of Trace Element Concentrations in Birds of Prey in Korea
This study presents liver concentrations of trace elements of cinereous vultures (Aegypius monachus), common buzzards (Buteo buteo), common kestrels (Falco tinnunculus), and Eurasian eagle owls (Bubo bubo) collec...
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Concentrations of Trace Elements in Adult and Nestling Black-Tailed Gulls (Larus crassirostris)
Trace element concentrations (Cd, Pb, Cr, Al, Cu, Mn, Zn and Fe) were measured in the liver of black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris) adults (n = 10) and nestlings (n = 10) collected at Chilsando Island, Jellana...
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Metal Concentrations in Eurasian Eagle Owl Pellets as a Function of Reproductive Variables in Korea
Eight metals were analyzed in the pellet of Eurasian eagle owls (Bubo bubo) breeding in Korea: Paju, Ganghwa, Gimpo, and Sihwa, Gyeonggi-do (N = 15, respectively). Except for cadmium (Cd), concentrations of all m...
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Piperazine-substituted chalcones: a new class of MAO-B, AChE, and BACE-1 inhibitors for the treatment of neurological disorders
Eleven piperazine-containing 1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-one derivatives (PC1-PC11) were evaluated for their inhibitory activities against monoamine oxidases (MAOs), cholinesterases (ChEs), and β-site amyloid precurs...
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Short-term exposure to air pollution and hospital admission for heart failure among older adults in metropolitan cities: a time-series study
We aimed to investigate the association between air pollution concentration levels and hospital admissions for heart failure (HF) among older adults in metropolitan cities in South Korea.