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The cytochemical distributions of zinc (Zn II) and iron (Fe III) in the common mussel, Mytilus edulis, and their relationship with lysosomes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

D. M. Lowe
Affiliation:
Institute for Marine Environmental Research, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth
M. N. Moore
Affiliation:
Institute for Marine Environmental Research, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth

Extract

Zinc (Zn II) and iron (Fe III) were demonstrated histochemically in cytoplasmic inclusions shown to be lysosomes in a number of cell types in Mytilus edulis. The cellular distribution of the metals differed between the sexes; males were shown to have more zinc (Zn II) in the kidney than females, the latter appearing to use oocytes as an additional means of excretion. Differences in cellular distribution of the metals was also demonstrated between the two populations studied probably reflecting availability of the metals in their respective environment.

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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1979

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