TBT Effects on the Development of Intersex (Ovotestis) in Female Fresh Water Prawn Macrobrachium ros...
TBT Effects on the Development of Intersex (Ovotestis) in Female Fresh Water Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii
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Cairo, Egypt: Hindawi Puplishing Corporation
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English
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Cairo, Egypt: Hindawi Puplishing Corporation
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The impact of tributyltin (TBT) on the female gonad and the endocrine system in Macrobrachium rosenbergii was studied. Prawns were exposed to environmentally realistic concentrations of 10, 100, and 1000 ng/L of TBT for 6 months. Dose dependent effects were noticed in TBT exposed prawns. At 1000 ng/L TBT caused ovotestis formation (formation of mal...
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TBT Effects on the Development of Intersex (Ovotestis) in Female Fresh Water Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4119913
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4119913
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2314-6133
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2314-6141
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10.1155/2014/412619
