Impact of Tributyltin and Triphenyltin on Ivory Shell (Babylonia japonica) Populations

We histopathologically examined gonads and chemically determined organotin compounds in tissues of the ivory shell, Babylonia japonica. Imposex (a superimposition of male-type genital organs on females) occurred in approximately 80–90% of B. japonica specimens that we examined, with the penis and va...

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Autores principales: Horiguchi, Toshihiro, Kojima, Mitsuhiro, Hamada, Fumihiko, Kajikawa, Akira, Shiraishi, Hiroaki, Morita, Masatoshi, Shimizu, Makoto
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2006
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Monograph
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1874183/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16818241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.8047

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1874183/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16818241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.8047

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