Mytilus

Campesan, G., Fossato, V.U., Stocco, G. Heavy metals in Mussels (Mytilus sp) from the lagoon of Venice (In Italian). Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere e Arti, Rapporti e Studi, 1981, 8, pp. 141-152. 

Ernst W. 1977. Determination of the bioconcentration potential of marine organism- A steady state approach. I. Bioconcentration data for seven chlorinated pesticides in mussels(mytilus edulis) and their relation to solubility data. Chemosphere 11 731 -740. 

FIGURE 9.4 Relationship between scope for growth and whole tissue concentration of 2-and 3-ring aromatic hydrocarbons in Mytilus edulis (mean 95% confidence limits). A, Data from Solbergstrand mesocosm experiment, Oslo Fjord, Norway. , Data from Sullom Voe. Shetland Islands (Moore et al. 1987). 

Cheng, Z. and Jensen, A. (1989). Accumulation of organic and inorganic tin in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, under natural conditions. Marine Pollution Bulletin 20, 281-286. 

Gustafsson, K., Bjork, M., and Burreau, S. et al. (1999). Bioaccumulation kinetics of bromi-nated flame retardants (polybrominated diphenyl ethers) in blue mussels (Mytilus edu-lis). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18, 1218-1224. 

Hetherington, L.H., Livingstone, D.R., and Walker, C.H. (1996). Two and one-electron dependant reductive metabolism of nitroaromatics by Mytilus edulis, Carcinus maenas and Asterias rubens. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 113, 231-239. 

Bauer 1, K Weber, W Ernst (1989) Metabolism of octachlorostyrene in the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis). Chemosphere 18 1573-1579. 

Michel XR, PM Cassand, DG Ribera, J-E Narbonne (1992) Metabolism and mutagenic activation of benzo(a)pyrene by subcellular fractions from mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) digestive gland and sea bass (Discenthrarcus labrax) liver. Comp Biochem Physiol 103C 43-51. 

Horvat M, Liang L, Azemaed S, Mandic V, Coquery M, and Viixeneuve J.-P (1997) Certification of total mercury and methylmercury concentrations in mussel homogenate (Mytilus edidis) reference material, IAEA-142. Fresenius J Anal Chem 358 411-418. 

Roose P, Cooreman K, Vyncke W (1998) PCBs in cod Gadus morhua), flounder (Platichthysflesus), blue mussel (Mytilus eduUs) and brown shrimp Crangon crangon) from the Belgian continental shelf relation to biological parameters and trend analysis. Chemosphere 37 2199-2210. 

Clifton RJ, Stevens HE, Hamilton EL 1983. Concentration and depuration of some radionuclides present in a chronically exposed population of mussels (mytilus edulis). Mar Ecol Prog Ser 11(3) 245-256. 

Clifton RJ, Stevens HE, Hamilton El. 1989. Uptake and depuration of241 Am, 239+240Pu, 238Pu, 137Cs and 106Ru by mytilus edulis under natural stress. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 54 91-98. 

Hamilton El, Clifton RJ. 1980. Concentration and distribution of the transuranium radionuclides 239+240pu 238pu anc[241 Am in Mytilus edulis, Fucus vesiculosus and surface sediment of Esk estuary. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 3 267-277. 

Scheme 4. Metabolism of Mevalonate (23) in the clam Mytilus edulis...

Occurrence in molluscs of steroidogenesis along a pathway very similar to that found in vertebrates has been claimed. Testosterone (64) - androstenedione (65) interconversion has been demonstrated in gonads of the male and female bivalve - Mytilus edulis [117] and of the gastropod Crepidula fornicata [118], by using labelled testosterone and androstenedione. Moreover, several steroids have been identified in the gonads and hepatopancreas of the opisthobranch... 

Geyer, H., Sheenhan, P., Kotzias, D., Freitag, D., Korte, F. (1982) Prediction of ecotoxicological behaviour of chemicals relationship between physico-chemical properties and bio accumulation of organic chemicals in the mussel mytilus edulis. Chemosphere 11, 1121-1134. 

Biota elimination t,/2 = 5.0-14.2 d from mussel Mytilus edulis, t,/2 = 15.1 d from Oyster, t,/2 = 4.3 d from clam Mercenario mercenaria, t,/2 = 3.3 d from clam Macoma balthica (quoted, Meador et al. 1995). 

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