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Hemolymph acid phosphatase activity in the green mussel (Perna viridis, Linnaeus, 1758) exposed to copper and mercury
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Sharma, S. R. Krupesha Thomas, Sujitha |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | The lysosomal system in bivalves is sensitive to changes in the intra and extra cellular environment. The activity pattern of hemolymph acid phosphatase, a marker enzyme of the lysosomal system, was studied in the green mussel (Perna viridis) exposed to sub lethal concentration of 25 µg/l of copper and mercury at 24 hr, 72 hr, 7 th day and 14 th day. The results of the study revealed that at the sub lethal level, copper can induce remarkably higher acid phosphatase activity (hypersynthesis) than mercury. Hypersynthesis of the enzyme occurs much earlier in copper treated mussels than observed in mercury exposed mussels, but on continued exposure, the acid phosphatase activity shows a considerable decline. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2143/1/Krupesha_226-229.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
