Autor: |
Safia, Hassan, Ghazala, Siddiqui, Alan, Trudgett, David, Robert, Yanyan, Zhao, Xinhong, Wang |
Rok vydání: |
2019 |
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Zdroj: |
Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences. 32(5) |
ISSN: |
1011-601X |
Popis: |
Imposex is a genital disorder characterized by imposition of male sexual characteristics in female gastropods due to exposure to tributyltin (TBT). TBT is used as biocidal agent in antifouling paints, applied on the ship hulls and marine submerged structures such as fishing gears and buoys. In the present study bioassay experiment was carried out to determine imposex inductive and endocrine disruptive effect of TBT in two species of gastropods of genus Thais. In this experiment normal specimens of T. bufo and T. rudolphi were exposed to three different concentrations (100, 500 and 1000ngl |
Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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