Tributyltin-induced imposex in marine gastropods involves tissue-specific modulation of the retinoid X receptor

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 221-227

  Lima, D ^a,b   Reis Henriques, M A ^a   Silva, R ^a   Santos, A I ^a   Filipe C Castro, L ^a   Santos, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Evolutionary biology; Mollusk; Organotin; Penis development; Retinoids; RXR

Indexed keywords

RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID X RECEPTOR; TRIBUTYLTIN;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GASTROPOD; IMPOSEX; NERVOUS SYSTEM; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; SNAIL; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENITAL MALFORMATION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; IMPOSEX; MALE; MARINE SNAIL; NONHUMAN; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; VAS DEFERENS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GASTROPODA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENITALIA; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINOID X RECEPTORS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX FACTORS; TRETINOIN; TRIALKYLTIN COMPOUNDS;

GASTROPODA; NUCELLA LAPILLUS;

EID: 78649906325     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.09.022     Document Type: Article

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