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1419277 
Journal Article 
Review 
Evidence for endocrine disruption in invertebrates 
Oetken, M; Bachmann, J; Schulte-Oehlmann, U; Oehlmann, J 
2004 
Yes 
International Review of Cytology
ISSN: 0074-7696 
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY-A SURVEY OF CELL BIOLOGY 
236 
1-44 
English 
The issue of endocrine disruption (ED) in invertebrates has generated remarkably little interest in the past compared to research with aquatic vertebrates in this area. However, with more than 95% of all known species in the animal kingdom, invertebrates constitute a very important part of the global biodiversity with key species for the structure and function of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Despite the fact that ED in invertebrates has been investigated on a smaller scale than in vertebrates, invertebrates provide some of the best documented examples for deleterious effects in wildlife populations following an exposure to endocrine-active substances. The article provides an overview of the diversity in endocrine systems of invertebrates. The principal susceptibility of invertebrates to endocrine-active compounds is demonstrated with the case studies of tributyltin effects in mollusks and of insect growth regulators, the latter as purposely synthesized endocrine disrupters. The additional evidence for ED in invertebrates from laboratory and field studies is summarized as an update and amendment of the EDIETA report from 1998. Finally, conclusions about the scale and implications of the observed effects are drawn and research needs are defined. 
endocrine disruption; invertebrates; annelids; crustaceans; echinoderms; insects; mollusks; porifera; rotatoria; tunicata; tributyltin; insect growth regulators 
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