Organotin contamination, imposex and androgen/oestrogen ratios in natural populations of Nassarius reticulatus along a ship density gradient

Applied Organometallic Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1141-1148

  Barroso, C M ^a   Reis Henriques, M A ^b,c   Ferreira, M ^b,c   Gibbs, P E ^d   Moreira, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Imposex; Nassarius reticulatus; Organotins; Testosterone 17 oestradiol ratio; Tributyltin; Triphenyltin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; ORGANOMETALLICS; PORTS AND HARBORS;

IMPOSEX; NASSARIUS RETICULATUS; ORGANOTIN CONTAMINATION; TRIBUTYLTIN; TRIPHENYLTIN;

HORMONES;

EID: 27644547313     PISSN: 02682605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aoc.955     Document Type: Article

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