Assessment of metal exposure of marine organisms by means of metallothioneins (CROSBI ID 500467)
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Podaci o odgovornosti
Raspor, Biserka
engleski
Assessment of metal exposure of marine organisms by means of metallothioneins
In coastal marine areas the level of metallothioneins (MTs) is monitored as the specific response to trace heavy metals and is considered as a biomarker of metal exposure. Laboratory experiments with bivalves indicate that MT synthesis is induced by Cd, Cu, Hg, Ag and Zn ions. The results of our study, conducted with the mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis, deployed 12 months within the “ hot spot” area of Kaštela Bay, Dalmatia, Croatia, are evaluated considering the recommendation of MED POL Programme for estimating exposure of mussels to trace heavy metals by means of MTs. Our data clearly indicate that the MT level in the digestive gland of the Mediterranean mussel depends on the biotic and abiotic parameters. Beside MT level, a number of parameters, like digestive gland mass, shell mass, cytosolic metal concentration is needed in order to define if MT level in the digestive gland of mussels is indicative as a biomarker of cadmium exposure.
deployed mussels; field study; biomonitoring; long-term mussel exposure to metals
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Podaci o prilogu
106-x.
2004.
objavljeno
Podaci o matičnoj publikaciji
3rd Croatian Congress of Toxicology, CROTOX 2004
Kniewald, Jasna ; Turk, Rajka
Zagreb: Hrvatsko toksikološko društvo
Podaci o skupu
3rd Croatian Congress of Toxicology - CROTOX 2004
pozvano predavanje
26.05.2004-29.05.2004
NP Plitvička jezera, Hrvatska