This paper describes a theoretical investigation of Brillouin optical-fiber time-domain analysis (BOTDA). BOTDA uses Brillouin interaction in optical fibers to nondestructively analyze attenuation characteristics of the optical fibers. The dynamic range performance of BOTDA is approximately 10 dB greater than that of conventional optical time-domain reflectometry. Tsuneo Horiguchi (M'
Organotin compounds released from antifouling paints, such as tributyltin (TBT) and triphenyltin (TPT), are potent inducers of imposex (a superimposition of male genital tracts, such as penis and vas deferens, on females) in marine gastropods. Little is known about the induction mechanism of gastropod imposex. Here, we show that organotins bind the human retinoid X receptors (hRXRs) with high affinity and that injection of 9-cis retinoic acid (RA), the natural ligand of hRXRs, into females of the rock shell (Thais clavigera) induces the development of imposex. Cloning of the RXR homologue from T. clavigera revealed that the ligand-binding domain of rock shell RXR was very similar to vertebrate RXR and bound to both 9-cis RA and to organotins. These suggest that RXR plays an important role in inducing the development of imposex, namely, the differentiation and growth of male genital tracts in female gastropods.
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