Marine Pollutant Tributyltin Affects DNA Methylation and Fitness of Banded Murex (Hexaplex trunculus) Populations [PDF]
Toxics, 2023 Banded murex, Hexaplex trunculus, is a marine gastropod whose reproductive fitness can be severely affected by very low concentrations of antifouling compound tributyltin (TBT).
Maja Šrut +7 more
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Environmental Health and Toxicology: Immunomodulation Promoted by Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical Tributyltin [PDF]
Toxics, 2023 Tributyltin (TBT) is an environmental contaminant present on all continents, including Antarctica, with a potent biocidal action. Its use began to be intensified during the 1960s.
Ricardo Correia da Silva +3 more
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The First Genome Assembly Of The Dogwhelk Nucella lapillus, a Bioindicator Species For The Marine Environment [PDF]
Scientific DataThe dogwhelk (Nucella lapillus) is a predatory marine gastropod widely distributed across temperate intertidal zones. Renowned for its ecological role in controlling prey populations, N.
Juned Kadiwala +4 more
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Is there a causal association between genotoxicity and the imposex effect? [PDF]
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2006 There is a growing body of evidence that indicates common environmental pollutants are capable of disrupting reproductive and developmental processes by interfering with the actions of endogenous hormones.
Josephine A. Hagger +13 more
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Long-Term Spatio-Temporal Trends of Organotin Contaminations in the Marine Environment of Hong Kong. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Hong Kong imposed a partial restriction on application of organotin-based antifouling paints in 1992. Since September 2008, the International Maritime Organization prohibited the use of such antifouling systems on all sea-going vessels globally ...
Kevin K Y Ho +4 more
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Tributyltin and Zebrafish: Swimming in Dangerous Water [PDF]
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2018 Zebrafish has been established as a reliable biological model with important insertion in academy (morphologic, biochemical, and pathophysiological studies) and pharmaceutical industry (toxicology and drug development) due to its molecular complexity and
Clemilson Berto-Júnior +11 more
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Populations Collapses in Marine Invertebrates Due to Endocrine Disruption: A Cause for Concern? [PDF]
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019 In the beginning of the twenty first century, the International Program on Chemical Safety published a document entitled Global Assessment of the State-Of-The-Science of Endocrine Disruptors.
Marcos Antonio Fernandez
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Of Retinoids and Organotins: The Evolution of the Retinoid X Receptor in Metazoa [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2020 Nuclear receptors (NRs) are transcription factors accomplishing a multiplicity of functions, essential for organismal homeostasis. Among their numerous members, the retinoid X receptor (RXR) is a central player of the endocrine system, with a singular ...
Elza Fonseca +5 more
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AKTIVITAS ANTIFOULING AVICENNIA MARINA TERHADAP MACROFOULER PERNA VIRIDIS [PDF]
JFMR-Journal of Fisheries and Marine Research, 2017 Fouling can be defined as undesired aggregation of living organism on float or submerged thing (ships, wharf, and the others off shore building). Fouling may effect on the function and maintenance of an object by lessen their lifetime, and evoked ...
Gannisa Alfin Cahyaningtyas +2 more
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TBT e imposex en Galicia: los efectos de un disruptor endocrino en poblaciones de gasterópodos marinos [PDF]
Ecosistemas, 2004 En este artículo se resume la experiencia de nuestro grupo de investigación en el campo de los efectos de un disruptor endocrino androgenizante (el tributilo de estaño, más conocido como TBT por su abreviatura del inglés tributyltin) en gasterópodos ...
R. Barreiro, M. Quintela, J. M. Ruiz
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