In summary, the results of our study imply that juvenile subyearling
Chinook salmon exposed to PBDEs (270 ng/g) have the
potential to be more susceptible to disease than nonexposed fish.
However, juvenile subyearling Chinook salmon exposed to greater
doses of PBDEs (1400 ng/g) appear not to have altered susceptibility
to disease. As discussed above, other researchers have observed
this type of dichotomous behavior with ranch mink (Martin et
al., 2007) as well as with human lymphocytes (Lipson, 1987)
exposed to PBDEs or chemicals similar in structure