From: Ultrastructure of oogenesis in imposex females of Babylonia areolata (Caenogastropoda: Buccinidae)
TBT concentrations (ng as Sn/l) | Vas deferens sequence index (mean ± SE) | |||||
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Exposure time (months) | ||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
0 (control) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 1.0 ± 0.2 | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 1.7 ± 0.7 | 1.0 ± 0.2 |
10 | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.4 | 2.3 ± 0.5 | 1.9 ± 0.4 | 2.0 ± 0.4 | 1.8 ± 0.4 |
50 | 1.0 ± 0.2 | 1.7 ± 0.4 | 1.9 ± 0.4 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 2.3 ± 0.4 | 1.5 ± 0.3 |
100 | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 1.8 ± 0.4 | 1.8 ± 0.3 | 2.2 ± 0.3 | 2.6 ± 0.4 | 2.1 ± 0.3 |
500 | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 1.7 ± 0.3 | 2.0 ± 0.3 | 2.2 ± 0.4 | 2.4 ± 0.3 | 3.0 ± 0.3 |