Testosterone metabolism in the estuarine
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Tim Verslycke; Sofie Poelmans; Katia De Wasch; Jordy Vercauteren; Christophe Dev
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Article
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2003
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Current evidence suggests that the biocide tributyltin (TBT) causes the development of imposex, a state of pseudoherโmaphrodism in which females exhibit functional secondary male characteristics, by altering the biotransformation or elimination of testosterone. Imposex in gastropods fol