Vol. 33 (Suppl 3) 2012 Neuro endocrinology letters

Risk of single and combined exposure of birds to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and lead.

OBJECTIVES: Pharmaceuticals and heavy metals such as diclofenac and lead, respectively, have been identified as environmental contaminants toxic to birds and posing serious threats to declining populations of raptors worldwide. The aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that a sublethal combination of non-steroidal anti-inf.....