Copper exposure and ciliary function in gill tissue of Mytilus californianus

Journal Article · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01636554· OSTI ID:6372089

Smith, J R

In this study, the biological effects of chronic, sublethal exposure to a metal (copper) on a marine bivalve, Mytilus californianus, were investigated. The biological unit of interest was the function of cilia associated with gill structures. Effects of copper exposure on ciliary activity were assessed using three parameters: 1) the ability of intact animals to remove suspended algae from seawater; 2) cilioregulatory neurotransmitter levels, dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5HT), in the visceral ganglia; and 3) characteristics of putative receptor sites for DA and 5HT in gill tissue.

• Research Organization: Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR
• OSTI ID: 6372089
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Journal Name: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States) Vol. 35:4; ISSN BECTA
• 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.
ALGAE
AMINES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS
AZAARENES
AZOLES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS
CARDIOTONICS
CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS
CHRONIC EXPOSURE
COPPER COMPOUNDS
DOPAMINE
DRUGS
FUNCTIONS
GANGLIONS
GILLS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INDOLES
INVERTEBRATES
MOLLUSCS
MUSSELS
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NEUROREGULATORS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHENOLS
PLANTS
POLYPHENOLS
PYRROLES
RADIOPROTECTIVE SUBSTANCES
RECEPTORS
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SEAWATER
SEROTONIN
SYMPATHOMIMETICS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRYPTAMINES
WATER