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The Metallic Constituents of Marine Gastropods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

R. A. McCance  and
L. R. B. Shackleton
R. A. McCance
Affiliation:
Biochemical Laboratory, King's College Hospital, London
L. R. B. Shackleton
Affiliation:
Biochemical Laboratory, King's College Hospital, London
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The sodium, potassium, calcium, iron and copper have been determined in sixteen marine gastropods, and the results are briefly discussed. A noteworthy finding is the large amount of potassium, calcium and (or) magnesium which may be present in these animals. Lacuna vincta for example may contain over I-I % of potassium, Archidoris britannica 1-58 % of magnesium per 100 g. of live weight

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , November 1937 , pp. 269 - 271
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1937

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