Lysosomal Membrane Stability and Metallothioneins in Digestive Gland of Mussels ( Mytilus galloprovincialis Lam.) as Biomarkers in a Field Study

The lysosomal membrane destabilization and the metallothionein content in the digestive gland cells of mussels ( Mytilus galloprovincialis Lam.), collected along the east coast of the North Adriatic (Istrian and Kvarnerine coast, Croatia), were examined over a period of four years (1996–1999). The l...

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 2001-12, Vol.42 (12), p.1373-1378
Main Authors: Petrović, S, Ozretić, B, Krajnović-Ozretić, M, Bobinac, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adriatic Sea
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Biomarkers
biomonitoring
Bivalvia - physiology
Croatia
Digestion
digestive gland
Digestive System Physiological Phenomena
Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution
Effects of pollution and side effects of pesticides on protozoa and invertebrates
Environmental Monitoring
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
lysosomal membrane stability
Lysosomes - physiology
Membranes
metallothionein
Metallothionein - metabolism
metallothioneins
mussels
Mytilus galloprovincialis
North Adriatic
Oxidative Stress
Water Pollutants, Chemical - metabolism
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Summary:The lysosomal membrane destabilization and the metallothionein content in the digestive gland cells of mussels ( Mytilus galloprovincialis Lam.), collected along the east coast of the North Adriatic (Istrian and Kvarnerine coast, Croatia), were examined over a period of four years (1996–1999). The lysosomal membrane stability, as a biomarker of general stress, showed that the membrane labilization period in mussels from polluted, urban- and industrial-related areas was significantly decreased ( p
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/S0025-326X(01)00167-9