Comparison of metallothionein induction in response to cadmium in the gills of the bivalve molluscs Mytilus galloprovincialis and Ruditapes decussatus

被引:75
作者
Bebianno, MJ [1 ]
Serafim, MA [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Algarve, P-8000 Faro, Portugal
关键词
Mytilus galloprovincialis; cadmium; molluscs; Ruditapes decussatus;
D O I
10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00059-X
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Metal binding characteristics and metallothionein induction differ markedly among the gills of the bivalve molluscs Mytilus galloprovincialis and Ruditapes decussatus exposed to sublethal cadmium concentrations (100 mu g/l). The rates of cadmium uptake as well as the percentage of cadmium bound to the cytosol were significantly higher in the gills of M. galloprovincialis when compared with that of R. decussatus. Similarly metallothionein concentration detected in the gills of M. galloprovincialis increase fourfold while for the clam R. decussatus metallothionein concentrations increased only twofold. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
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