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  • Title: Sex steroid imbalances in the muricid Stramonita haemastoma from TBT contaminated sites.
    Author: Rossato M, Castro IB, Paganini CL, Colares EP, Fillmann G, Pinho GL.
    Journal: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int; 2016 Apr; 23(8):7861-8. PubMed ID: 26758306.
    Abstract:
    Imposex incidence, organotin tissue levels, and sex steroid (free and esterified testosterone and estradiol) levels were assessed in Stramonita haemastoma from Babitonga Bay (Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil). The imposex levels showed a reduction when compared to a previous evaluation performed in the same area. In spite of that, the detected imposex incidence indicated the occurrence of tributyltin (TBT) inputs that were still able to produce endocrine disruption in local gastropods. In addition, a high level of organotins was observed in tissues of imposexed females. These females also showed a hormonal imbalance, especially in the total testosterone/total estradiol ratio. These findings obtained under realistic field conditions suggest that the steroid pathway could be responsible by the imposex induction after exposure to TBT. In this case, measurements of sex steroid levels can be an additional evidence for monitoring sites and impose affected gastropod populations.
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