Seasonal variations of physiological and cellular biomarkers and their use in the biomonitoring of north adriatic coastal waters (Croatia)

Lysosomal membrane stability, the content of neutral lipids and lipofuscin as cellular biomarkers were measured in the digestive gland of mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis Lam., during a one year survey at selected sites along the coast of the northern Adriatic. The ability of mussels to survive in...

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 2004-11, Vol.49 (9), p.713-720
Main Authors: PETROVIC, S, SEMENCIC, L, OZRETIC, B, OZRETIC, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Biomarkers - analysis
Biomonitoring
Bivalvia
Bivalvia - physiology
Brackish
Chlorophyll - analysis
Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Lipid Metabolism
Lipid Peroxidation
Lipids - analysis
Lipofuscin - analysis
Lysosomes
Lysosomes - chemistry
Marine
Marine and brackish environment
Mussels
Mytilus galloprovincialis
North Adriatic
Seasonal variations
Seasons
Seawater - chemistry
Temperature
Water Pollutants - analysis
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Summary:Lysosomal membrane stability, the content of neutral lipids and lipofuscin as cellular biomarkers were measured in the digestive gland of mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis Lam., during a one year survey at selected sites along the coast of the northern Adriatic. The ability of mussels to survive in air as a general physiological response was tested at the same sites. Annual changes of sea temperature, salinity, O 2 saturation, pH and chlorophyll a concentration were measured and the effects of these environmental factors on the biomarkers selected for this study were determined. Survival of mussels after aerial exposure was significantly ( p
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.05.004