Steven Bursian

Steve Bursian is a Professor in the Department of Animal Science at Michigan State University. He received a B.S. degree in experimental biology from the University of Michigan-Dearborn, an M.S. degree in ecology and behavioral biology from the University of Minnesota, and a Ph.D. degree in physiology from North Carolina State University. Prior to arriving at MSU in 1979, Steve was a Research Biologist for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for seven years. His research has focused on the effects of environmental contaminants such as polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans and polybrominated diphenyl ethers on avian and fur-bearing mammalian species. He has been an author or coauthor on 125 publications and three book chapters. Recent funding sources include the Mink Farmers’ Research Foundation, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Oiled Wildlife Care Network, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and US Environmental Protection Agency.

Biography Updated on 12 February 2008

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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Mink as a sentinel species in environmental health
    Environmental Research, vol. 103, no. 1, pp. 130–144, 2007
  2. IMMUNOTOXICITY OF THE COMMERCIAL POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER MIXTURE DE-71 IN RANCH MINK (MUSTELA VISON)
    Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, vol. 26, no. 5, p. 988, 2007
  3. EFFECTS OF AIR CELL INJECTION OF PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE BEFORE INCUBATION ON DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHITE LEGHORN CHICKEN (GALLUS DOMESTICUS) EMBRYO
    Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, vol. 25, no. 1, p. 227, 2006
  4. DIETARY EXPOSURE OF MINK (MUSTELA VISON) TO FISH FROM THE HOUSATONIC RIVER, BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA: EFFECTS ON REPRODUCTION, KIT GROWTH, AND SURVIVAL
    Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, vol. 25, no. 6, p. 1533, 2006
  5. DIETARY EXPOSURE OF MINK (MUSTELA VISON) TO FISH FROM THE HOUSATONIC RIVER, BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA: EFFECTS ON ORGAN WEIGHTS AND HISTOLOGY AND HEPATIC CONCENTRATIONS OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS AND 2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN TOXIC EQUIVALENCE
    Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, vol. 25, no. 6, p. 1541, 2006
  6. Changes in thyroid and vitamin A status in mink fed polyhalogenated-aromatic-hydrocarbon-contaminated carp from the Saginaw River, Michigan, USA
    Environmental Research, vol. 101, no. 1, pp. 53–67, 2006
  7. Dietary and In Utero Exposure to a Pentabrominated Diphenyl Ether Mixture Did Not Affect Cholinergic Parameters in the Cerebral Cortex of Ranch Mink (Mustela vison)
    Toxicological Sciences, vol. 96, no. 1, pp. 115–122, 2006
  8. Assessment of Effects in Mink Caused by Consumption of Carp Collected from the Saginaw River, Michigan, USA
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 614–623, 2006
  9. SQUAMOUS EPITHELIAL LESION OF THE MANDIBLES AND MAXILLAE OF WILD MINK (MUSTELA VISON) NATURALLY EXPOSED TO POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
    Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, vol. 24, no. 3, p. 674, 2005
  10. Mechanisms of TCDD-induced abnormalities and embryo lethality in white leghorn chickens
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, vol. 136, no. 1, pp. 47–62, 2003
  11. Oxidative Stress in Laboratory-Incubated Double-Crested Cormorant Eggs Collected from the Great Lakes
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 533–546, 2003
  12. Effects of Dietary Exposure to Environmentally Relevant Concentrations of Weathered Prudhoe Bay Crude Oil in Ranch-Raised Mink ( Mustela vison )
    Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 69, no. 4, pp. 593–600, 2002
  13. A Quantitative Assessment of TPP-Induced Delayed Neuropathy in the Retina and Lateral Geniculate Nucleus of the European Ferret (Mustela putorius furo)
    NeuroToxicology, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 33–42, 2002
  14. Mechanisms of Ligand-Induced Desensitization of the 5-Hydroxytryptamine2A Receptor
    Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, vol. 300, no. 2, pp. 468–477, 2002
  15. Persistent fetal intraocular vasculature in the European ferret (Mustela putorius): clinical and histological aspects
    Veterinary Ophthalmology, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 29–33, 2001
  16. Feeding Growing Mink ( Mustela vison ) PCB Aroclor® 1254 Does Not Affect Baculum (Os-penis) Development
    Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 443–447, 2000
  17. Organophosphorus-induced neurotoxicity in the absence of neuropathy target esterase inhibition: the effects of triphenyl phosphine in the European ferret
    Toxicological Sciences, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 78–85, 1999
  18. ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT IN A LARGE RIVER–RESERVOIR: 8. EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS ON REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS IN MINK
    Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, vol. 18, no. 4, p. 649, 1999
  19. A Photographic Guide to the Development of Double-Crested Cormorant Embryos
    Colonial Waterbirds, vol. 21, no. 3, p. 348, 1998
  20. EFFECTS OF 3,3′,4,4′,5-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL AND 2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORODIBENZO-p-DIOXIN INJECTED INTO THE YOLKS OF DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT (PHALACROCORAX AURITUS) EGGS PRIOR TO INCUBATION
    Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, vol. 17, no. 10, p. 2035, 1998
  21. MULTIGENERATIONAL STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF CONSUMPTION OF PCB-CONTAMINATED CARP FROM SAGINAW BAY, LAKE HURON, ON MINK. 1. EFFECTS ON MINK REPRODUCTION, KIT GROWTH AND SURVIVAL, AND SELECTED BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS
    Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A, vol. 54, no. 5, pp. 343–375, 1998
  22. MULTIGENERATIONAL STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF CONSUMPTION OF PCB-CONTAMINATED CARP FROM SAGINAW BAY, LAKE HURON, ON MINK. 2. LIVER PCB CONCENTRATION AND INDUCTION OF HEPATIC CYTOCHROME P-450 ACTIVITY AS A POTENTIAL BIOMARKER FOR PCB EXPOSURE
    Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A, vol. 54, no. 5, pp. 377–401, 1998
  23. MULTIGENERATIONAL STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF CONSUMPTION OF PCB-CONTAMINATED CARP FROM SAGINAW BAY, LAKE HURON, ON MINK. 3. ESTROGEN RECEPTOR AND PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR CONCENTRATIONS, AND POTENTIAL CORRELATION WITH DIETARY PCB CONSUMPTION
    Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A, vol. 54, no. 5, pp. 403–420, 1998
  24. Effects of Dietary Exposure to 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in Adult Female Mink ( Mustela vison )
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 348–353, 1998
  25. Subacute and Reproductive Effects in Mink from Exposure to Fusarium fujikuroi Culture Material (M-1214) Containing Known Concentrations of Moniliformin
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 513–517, 1998
  26. Organochlorine Contaminants in Double-Crested Cormorants from Green Bay, Wisconsin: II. Effects of an Extract Derived from Cormorant Eggs on the Chicken Embryo
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 316–322, 1997
  27. Assessment of Cerebral Hemispheric Symmetry in Hatchling Chickens Exposed In Ovo to Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congeners
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 399–406, 1997
  28. Mercury Accumulation in Mink Fed Fish Collected from Streams on the Oak Ridge Reservation
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 312–316, 1997
  29. Retinoids in eggs and embryos of birds fed fish from the Great Lakes
    Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 277–288, 1997
  30. EFFECTS OF 3,3′,4,4′,5-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL (PCB 126), 2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORODIBENZO-p-DIOXIN (TCDD), OR AN EXTRACT DERIVED FROM FIELD-COLLECTED CORMORANT EGGS INJECTED INTO DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT (PHALACROCORAX AURITUS) EGGS
    Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, vol. 16, no. 7, p. 1450, 1997
  31. Incubation of Double-Crested Cormorant Eggs (Phalacrocorax auritus)
    Colonial Waterbirds, vol. 19, no. 2, p. 256, 1996
  32. EFFECTS INDUCED BY FEEDING ORGANOCHLORINE CONTAMINATED CARP FROM SAGINAW BAY LAKE HURON TO LAYING WHITE LEGHORN HENS I EFFECTS ON HEALTH OF ADULT HENS EGG PRODUCTION AND FERTILITY
    Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 389–408, 1996
  33. EFFECTS INDUCED BY FEEDING ORGANOCHLORINE CONTAMINATED CARP FROM SAGINAW BAY LAKE HURON TO LAYING WHITE LEGHORN HENS II EMBRYOTOXIC AND TERATOGENIC EFFECTS
    Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 409–438, 1996
  34. EFFECTS OF 3,3',4,4'-TETRACHLOROBIPHENYL, 2,3,3',4,4'-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL, AND 3,3',4,4',5-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL ON THE DEVELOPING CHICKEN EMBRYO WHEN INJECTED PRIOR TO INCUBATION
    Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 319–338, 1996
  35. Triphenyl Phosphite and Diisopropylphosphorofluoridate Produce Separate and Distinct Axonal Degeneration Patterns in the Central Nervous System of the Rat
    Toxicological Sciences, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 110–118, 1996
  36. Organochlorine Contaminants in Double-Crested Cormorants from Green Bay, WI: I. Large-Scale Extraction and Isolation from Eggs Using Semi-Permeable Membrane Dialysis
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 218–234, 1996
  37. Effects of Dietary Exposure to Fumonisins from Fusarium moniliforme Culture Material (M-1325) on the Reproductive Performance of Female Mink
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 286–292, 1996
  38. Effects of 3,3',4,4',5-Pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 126) and 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo- p -dioxin (TCDD) Injected into the Yolks of Chicken ( Gallus domesticus ) Eggs Prior to Incubation
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 404–409, 1996
  39. Triphenyl Phosphite and Diisopropylphosphorofluoridate Produce Separate and Distinct Axonal Degeneration Patterns in the Central Nervous System of the Rat
    Fundamental and Applied Toxicology, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 110–118, 1996
  40. Identification and Isolation of a 155-kDa Protein with Neuropathy Target Esterase Activity
    Fundamental and Applied Toxicology, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 23–30, 1996
  41. Contaminants in fishes from great lakes-influenced sections and above dams of three Michigan Rivers: III. Implications for health of bald eagles
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 309–321, 1995
  42. Dietary exposure of mink to carp from Saginaw Bay, Michigan: 2. Hematology and liver pathology
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 411–417, 1995
  43. Effects of zearalenone and/or tamoxifen on swine and mink reproduction
    Journal of Applied Toxicology, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 223–232, 1995
  44. Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 283–291, 1995
  45. Age-Related Effects of Triphenyl Phosphite-Induced Delayed Neuropathy on Central Visual Pathways in the European Ferret (Mustela putorius furo)
    Fundamental and Applied Toxicology, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 577–587, 1994
  46. The reproductive effects of dietary heptachlor in mink (Mustela vison)
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 156–164, 1993
  47. Efficacy of hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate in reducing the toxicity of dietary zearalenone to mink
    Journal of Applied Toxicology, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 85–90, 1992
  48. Neuropathological effects of triphenyl phosphite on the central nervous system of the hen (Gallus domesticus)
    Fundamental and Applied Toxicology, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 72–78, 1992
  49. The effect of triorthocresyl phosphate, a delayed neurotoxin, on the testes of young broilers
    Toxicology Letters, vol. 56, no. 1-2, pp. 7–12, 1991
  50. Efficacy of hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate and activated charcoal in reducing the toxicity of dietary aflatoxin to mink
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 441–447, 1991
  51. Subacute toxicity of dietary heptachlor to mink (Mustela Vison)
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 913–916, 1990
  52. Selective axonal and terminal degeneration in the chicken brainstem and cerebellum following exposure tobis(1-methylethyl)phosphorofluoridate (DFP)
    Brain Research, vol. 519, no. 1-2, pp. 200–208, 1990
  53. Exposure to triphenyl phosphite results in widespread degeneration in the mammalian central nervous system
    Brain Research, vol. 531, no. 1-2, pp. 294–298, 1990
  54. Degeneration patterns in the chicken central nervous system induced by ingestion of the organophosphorus delayed neurotoxin tri-ortho-tolyl phosphate. A silver impregnation study
    Brain Research, vol. 484, no. 1-2, pp. 240–256, 1989
  55. Biological effects of epidermal growth factor and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin on developmental parameters of neonatal Mink
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 27–31, 1988
  56. Acute toxicity of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin to Mink
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 33–37, 1988
  57. Toxicity of 3,4,5,3?,4?,5?-hexachlorobiphenyl to mink
    Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 53–60, 1987
  58. Mating behavior and brain biogenic amine concentrations in chickens treated with parachlorophenylalanine (PCPA)
    Physiology & Behavior, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 603–607, 1984
  59. The effect of chronic manganese administration on some neurochemical and physiological variables in neonatal rats
    General Pharmacology: The Vascular System, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 279–280, 1981
  60. The prolonged exposure of Japanese quail to carbaryl and its effects on neurochemical and blood chemical parameters
    Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 144–151, 1979
  61. The effect of acute carbaryl administration on various neurochemical and blood chemical parameters in the Japanese quail*1, *2
    Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 463–473, 1978
  62. The prolonged exposure of Japanese quail to carbaryl and its effects on growth and reproductive parameters
    Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 360–368, 1977
  63. Some Effects of Chronic Tritium Exposure during Selected Ages in the Rat
    Radiation Research, vol. 67, no. 2, p. 314, 1976
  64. Some Aspects of Brain Neurochemistry after Intrauterine Exposure to Tritium
    International Journal of Radiation Biology, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 455–461, 1975