Publications by authors named "Nadine A Pounds"
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- Molluscs, particularly Marisa cornuarietis snails, are suspected targets for endocrine disruptors, but current evidence on how environmental estrogens affect them is limited.
- In a comprehensive study, researchers examined the impact of estradiol-17β and 4-tert-Octylphenol on the transcription levels of estrogen receptors (ER) and estrogen-related receptors (ERR) in these snails over 12 weeks, finding no significant effects on gene transcription.
- Additional in vitro tests revealed no interaction between other potential ligands and the mollusc ER and ERR, with only genistein and bisphenol-A showing some activity at high concentrations, indicating limited influence of vertebrate estrogens on these receptors in moll
Concern over endocrine disrupters in coastal ecosystems has stimulated global efforts to understand their potential impacts on fish and invertebrate communities. Given that marine crustaceans are sensitive to the effects of alkylphenols and other xenobiotics, we are currently investigating whether these responses may be caused via an endocrine mechanism. Tisbe battagliai (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) is representative of an ecologically important group of meiofauna, is sensitive to toxicants and is used as an international test species in marine ecotoxicology.
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