... mechanism of endocrine disrupting action of TBT was ascribed to thesecretion of Penis Morphogenic Factor (PMF) inducing maledifferentiation and/or hormonal disruption by inhibition of aromatase ... methyltes-tosterone, TBT chloride*Corresponding author: Young-won YunDepartment of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine,Chungbuk National University, 48 Gaeshin-dong, Heungduk-gu,Cheongju ... low concentrations [10,25]. Recently, it has been reported that TBT compounds areculprit of decline in populations of common whelks in somearea of the world [2, 26, 27]. Putative mechanism of endocrine...