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[Cadmium binding and zinc variations in Mytilus galloprovincialis]
- Source :
- Bollettino della Societa italiana di biologia sperimentale. 55(12)
- Publication Year :
- 1979
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Abstract
- The accumulation of Cadmium in Mytilus galloprovincialis during a 18 days exposure period was studied. Cadmium content of the mantle, viscera, gills increased throughout the time. The study of the distribution of Cd in homogenates of mussels chronically intoxicated has shown that the metal is principally bound to low mol. wt. proteins similar to metallothioneins. Mytilus galloprovincialis metallothioneins are also comparable to the vertebrate proteins, suggesting a biological function ubiquitous in the living world.
- Subjects :
- Molecular Weight
Zinc
Chromatography, Gel
Animals
Tissue Distribution
Bivalvia
Cadmium
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00378771
- Volume :
- 55
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Bollettino della Societa italiana di biologia sperimentale
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid..........3c5bfd1d3e20d06c8436bfae1e5f5900