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Title: Effect of copper sulfate upon gill secretory cell nature, mucin production and mucin composition in Mytilus edulis with notes on Modiolus modiolus

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:6346770

Mussels secrete increased amounts of mucin upon exposure to copper sulfate concentrations equal to or greater than 3 ppm. The threshold level of copper necessary to elicit this response is higher if the animals are exposed to copper sulfate in filtered rather than in unfiltered seawater. At high levels of copper sulfate there is an increase in the relative hydration of the gill tissue.

OSTI ID:
6346770
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Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
COPPER SULFATES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
MUSSELS
METABOLISM
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
GILLS
RESPIRATION
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
COPPER COMPOUNDS
INVERTEBRATES
MOLLUSCS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SULFATES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
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