A significant advance has been made, especially during the last two decades, in the knowledge of the effects on crustacean species of pollutants proven to be endocrine disruptors in vertebrates. Such effects have been also interpreted in the light of recent studies on crustacean endocrinology. Year after year, the increased number of reports refer to the effects of endocrine disruptors on several processes hormonally controlled. This review is aimed at summarizing and discussing the effects of several kinds of endocrine disruptors on the hormonal control of reproduction (including gonadal growth, sexual differentiation, and offspring development), molting, and intermediate metabolism of crustaceans. A final discussion about the state of the art, as well as the perspective of this toxicological research line is given.

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甲壳类动物的内分泌干扰：新发现和观点

特别是在过去二十年里，在了解被证明是脊椎动物内分泌干扰物的污染物对甲壳类动物的影响方面，已经取得了重大进展。最近对甲壳类动物内分泌学的研究也解释了这种效应。年复一年，越来越多的报告提到内分泌干扰物对激素控制的多个过程的影响。本文旨在总结和讨论几种内分泌干扰物对甲壳动物生殖（包括性腺生长、性分化和后代发育）、蜕皮和中间代谢的激素控制的影响。最后讨论了最新技术以及该毒理学研究线的前景。