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The effect of oscillating temperatures on the metal ion metabolism of Mytilus edulis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Barbara Watkins
Affiliation:
Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, University of Reading, P. O. Box 228, Reading RG6 2AJ
K. Simkiss
Affiliation:
Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, University of Reading, P. O. Box 228, Reading RG6 2AJ

Abstract

The effect of increasing the temperature of Mytilus edulis by 10 °C is to increase the rate of 65Zn uptake. If the temperature is oscillated through this range there is a further enhancement of metal uptake. The effect is associated with a decrease in cytosol metal and an increase in granular fractions. These unexpected results are interpreted in terms of cellular metal-ligand homeostasis.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1988

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