A cytochemical and a biochemical index of stress in Mytilus edulis L.
Bayne, B.L.; Livingstone, D.R.; Moore, M.N.; Widdows, J. (1976). A cytochemical and a biochemical index of stress in Mytilus edulis L. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 7(12): 221-224
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. Macmillan: London. ISSN 0025-326X; e-ISSN 1879-3363, more
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Biological stress
Chemistry > Biochemistry
Energy
Enzymes
Monitoring > Environmental monitoring > Pollution monitoring
Nutrition
Population functions > Growth
Properties > Water properties > Temperature > Water temperature
Taxa > Species > Indicator species
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Bayne, B.L.
- Livingstone, D.R.
- Moore, M.N.
- Widdows, J., more
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| Abstract |
The stability of the lysosomes and the latency of lysosomal enzymes of Mytilus are responsive to temp and nutritive stressors. An empirical biochemical index of the molar concn ratio of taurine: glycine in the mussel's tissue is also sensitive to stress. Changes in both of these indices correlate with the amount of energy available to the mussel for growth and are useful indicators of the degree of stress experienced by Mytilus in the natural environment. |
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