The organophosphate Chlorpyrifos interferes with the responses to 17β-estradiol in the digestive gland of the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis.

<h4>Background</h4>Many pesticides have been shown to act as endocrine disrupters. Although the potencies of currently used pesticides as hormone agonists/antagonists are low compared with those of natural ligands, their ability to act via multiple mechanisms might enhance the biological...

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Main Authors: Laura Canesi, Alessandro Negri, Cristina Barmo, Mohamed Banni, Gabriella Gallo, Aldo Viarengo, Francesco Dondero
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ad63f7d0456748bc811cc746891f7f05
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