The consensus view is that vertebrate-type steroids are present in mollusks and perform
hormonal roles which are similar to those that they play in vertebrates. Although vertebrate …

In assessing the evidence as to whether vertebrate sex steroids (eg testosterone, estradiol,
progesterone) have hormonal actions in mollusks, ca. 85% of research papers report at least …

This brief review questions the belief that just because it is possible to measure vertebrate
steroids (such as estradiol-17β, testosterone and progesterone) in the tissues of …

Research on endocrine disruption has been a major topic of the past decade. Although most
studies concentrated on vertebrate species, invertebrates are now gaining more attention. In …

An effects-directed strategy was applied to bed sediments of a polluted tributary in order to
isolate and identify the major estrogenic chemicals it discharges into the River Po, the …

Aquatic ecosystems are continuously contaminated by agricultural and industrial sources.
Although the consequences of this pollution are gradually becoming visible, their potential …

Introduction The present study was part of a comprehensive weight-of-evidence approach
with the goal of identifying potential causes for the declines in fish populations, which have …

Background While it is established that vertebrate-like steroids, particularly estrogens
(estradiol, estrone) and androgens (testosterone), are present in various tissues of molluscs …

The occurrence of the endocrine disruptors bisphenol-A (BPA) and 17β-estradiol (E 2) in
cultured populations of green mussel (Perna viridis) and water samples collected from …

Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs), including both natural estrogens and estrogenic
chemicals, are almost ubiquitous in the aquatic environment. In the marine bivalve Mytilus …