Toxic Relationships: Prediction of TBT’s Affinity to the Ecdysteroid Receptor of <i>Triops longicaudatus</i>
Tributyltin (TBT) is a biocide introduced in the 1960s in antifouling paints. Despite legislation banning its use, its persistence in the environment still causes significant harm to organisms. Tributyltin is a ligand of retinoid X receptors (RXR) and ecdysteroid receptors (EcRs), which in arthropod...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-11-01
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Series: | Toxics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/11/937 |