ea0032p499 | Endocrine disruptors | ECE2013
Pereira Paula Rodrigues
, Mattos Romulo Medina de
, Palmero Celia Yelimar
, Fortunato Rodrigo
, Gracelli Jones Bernardes
, Carvalho Denise Pires de
, Nasciutti Luiz Eurico
, Miranda-Alves Leandro
Triorganotins, such as tributyltin (TBT), are environmental contaminants commonly found in antifouling paints that are used on the ships and other vessels. Unfortunately, these chemical are also suspected to cause endocrine-disrupting effects in mammals, due in part to their possible transfer through marine food chains and to the consumption of contaminated seafood. The importance of triorganotins as environmental endocrine disruptors in different animal models is well known; ...