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Morphological effects of tributyltin (TBT) in vitro on the genital system of the mesogastropodaLittorina littorea (Prosobranchia)

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This ultrastructural study investigates the pathological changes in the penial, the sperm groove and the glandular cushion epithelium in maleLittorina littorea (Mesogastropoda) related to TBT (tributyltin) contamination. The results are compared with those onOcinebrina aciculata (Neogastropoda), which shows a wide range of cell changes in the penis epithelia of male and imposex affected females. The investigation of the different penis epithelia ofL. littorea revealed that the cells analysed show a low sensibility towards TBT. The cells display normal metabolism. Certain atypical structures like swelling microvilli and cristae which tend to lie parallel to the long axis in the mitochondria, were detected as pathological effects.

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Deutsch, U., Brick, M. Morphological effects of tributyltin (TBT) in vitro on the genital system of the mesogastropodaLittorina littorea (Prosobranchia). Helgolander Meeresunters 47, 49–60 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02366184

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