Evolution creates and sustains biodiversity via adaptive changes in ecologically relevant traits.
Ecologically mediated selection contributes to genetic divergence both in the presence or …

Steroid-5α-reductases (SRD5α) and steroid-5β-reductase (SRD5β) represent a convergence
in evolution: they share similar biological functions, but do not have a common ancestor. In …

The first trimester of human fetal life, a period of extremely rapid development of physiological
systems, represents the most rapid growth phase in human life. Interference in the …

Tributyltin, an organotin, is ubiquitous in the environment. The consumption of contaminated
marine species leads to human dietary exposure to this compound. Tributyltin is an …

Large White gilts, 9 to 18 months old, that had exhibited at least two natural oestrous cycles
were divided into three groups (phases): unmated pre-ovulatory, unmated post-ovulatory …

… In mammals, a natural sexual dimorphism exists in hepatic srd5beta activity; for example,
female rat liver contains more srd5beta activity than male liver (Cooke GM, unpublished data). …

The interaction between the human aromatase enzyme and some organotins was investigated.
Tributyltin (TBT) at 12 and 59 μM and dibutyltin at 74 μM inhibited aromatase activity in …

In this study, the presence of bisphenol A (BPA) in human placental and fetal liver samples
collected from 1998 to 2008 was investigated to provide a more detailed analysis of the …

Amongst cephalopods microplastics have been reported only in jumbo squid gut. We
investigated microplastics in the digestive system of wild cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) as they are …

Aim We propose a phylogenetic hypothesis for the marine‐derived sciaenid genus Plagioscion
in the context of geomorphology and adaptation to freshwaters of South America, and …