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Turnover rate of metallothionein and cadmium in Mytilus edulis

dc.contributor.authorBebianno, Maria João
dc.contributor.authorLangston, W. J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-04T09:53:06Z
dc.date.available2020-06-04T09:53:06Z
dc.date.issued1993
dc.description.abstractThe results demonstrate the first attempt to determine metallothionein turnover in the whole soft tissues of mussels Mytilus edulis exposed to cadmium. Half-lives for metallothionein and cadmium are 25 and 300 days, respectively. As metallothionein degrades the released cadmium induces further synthesis of the protein, to which the metal becomes resequestered. The slow metallothionein turnover rates (compared with mammals) and the lack of significant cadmium excretion testify to the relatively stable nature of the cadmium-metallothionein complex in these invertebrates and supports the view of a detoxifying role for metallothionein in the mussels.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipGrant from the Junta Nacional de Investigação Científica e Tecnológica (JNICT) of Portugal and from NATO (CRG. 920027)pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0966-0844
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/13977
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringerpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCadmiumpt_PT
dc.subjectDetoxificationpt_PT
dc.subjectMetallothioneinpt_PT
dc.subjectMytilus-edulispt_PT
dc.subjectTurnoverpt_PT
dc.titleTurnover rate of metallothionein and cadmium in Mytilus edulispt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage244pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage239pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleBioMetalspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume6pt_PT
person.familyNameBebianno
person.givenNameMaria
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1492-8566
person.identifier.scopus-author-id7004152715
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