Phagocytosis as a Biomarker of Immunotoxicity in Wildlife Species Exposed to Environmental Xenobiotics
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*Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Institut Armand-Frappier (INRS-IAF), Pointe-Claire, QC H9R 1G6, Canada †Departement of Fisheries and Oceans, Institut Maurice-Lamontagne, Mont-Joli, QC G5H 3Z4, Canada ‡Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B4, Canada §Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College Medicine, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada ¶Groupe de Recherche en Environnement Côtier, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, QC G5L 3A1, Canada
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