Imposex, the development of male sex characteristics by female gonochoristic snails, has been documented globally and is causally associated with exposure to the ubiquitous environmental contaminant ...

Exposing pregnant mice to low doses of the chemical tributyltin -- which was used in marine antifouling paints and is used as an antifungal agent in some paints, certain plastics and a variety of ...

A persistent pollutant, tributyltin, has effects on gene activity in a wide range of animal species at concentrations of parts per billion. Tributyl tin and its chemical relatives bind to nuclear ...

Tributyltin (TBT) constitutes one group of the active components in the antifouling coatings used for marine purposes. Environmental issues involved in this use of TBT center on effects on nontarget ...

Activation of caspases has been demonstrated to be involved in thrombocytopenia and prolonged storage of platelet concentrates. Platelets represent enucleate cells that comprise all elements of the ...

Tributyltin, a ubiquitous pollutant that has a potent effect on gene activity, could be promoting obesity, according to an article in the December issue of BioScience. The chemical is used in ...