Synergistic effects of an oil dispersant and low temperature on the freezing tolerance and solute concentrations of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.)
Exposure of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) to an oil dispersant in increasing concentrations caused increased degree of injury in the mussels. The oil dispersant seemed to affect mechanisms responsible for the distribution of inorganic ions (Na+, K+, Cl-) and free amino acids across the cell membr...
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ftjpolarres:oai:journals.openacademia.net:article/2562 2023-05-15T18:02:40+02:00 Synergistic effects of an oil dispersant and low temperature on the freezing tolerance and solute concentrations of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) Aarset, Arne Vollan Zachariassen, Karl Erik 2010-01-01 application/pdf https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2562 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v1i3.6988 eng eng Norwegian Polar Institute https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2562/5813 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2562 doi:10.3402/polar.v1i3.6988 Copyright (c) 2018 Polar Research Polar Research; Vol. 1 No. 3 (1983); 223-229 1751-8369 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2010 ftjpolarres https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v1i3.6988 2021-11-11T19:12:57Z Exposure of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) to an oil dispersant in increasing concentrations caused increased degree of injury in the mussels. The oil dispersant seemed to affect mechanisms responsible for the distribution of inorganic ions (Na+, K+, Cl-) and free amino acids across the cell membranes. The dispersant caused a marked reduction in the ability of the mussels to survive freezing at -10°C. Freezing also caused more pronounced alterations in the transmembrane ionic distributions observed following exposure to the dispersant. This may indicate that the injuries caused by freezing are qualitatively the same as those caused by exposure to the dispersant alone, but brought into more extreme conditions. Thus, freezing appears to potentiate the effect of environmental pollutions by concentrating them in the fluid fraction of the frozen body fluids. Article in Journal/Newspaper Polar Research Polar Research (E-Journal) Polar Research 1 3 223 229 |
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Exposure of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) to an oil dispersant in increasing concentrations caused increased degree of injury in the mussels. The oil dispersant seemed to affect mechanisms responsible for the distribution of inorganic ions (Na+, K+, Cl-) and free amino acids across the cell membranes. The dispersant caused a marked reduction in the ability of the mussels to survive freezing at -10°C. Freezing also caused more pronounced alterations in the transmembrane ionic distributions observed following exposure to the dispersant. This may indicate that the injuries caused by freezing are qualitatively the same as those caused by exposure to the dispersant alone, but brought into more extreme conditions. Thus, freezing appears to potentiate the effect of environmental pollutions by concentrating them in the fluid fraction of the frozen body fluids. |
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Synergistic effects of an oil dispersant and low temperature on the freezing tolerance and solute concentrations of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) |
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Synergistic effects of an oil dispersant and low temperature on the freezing tolerance and solute concentrations of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) |
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Synergistic effects of an oil dispersant and low temperature on the freezing tolerance and solute concentrations of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) |
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Synergistic effects of an oil dispersant and low temperature on the freezing tolerance and solute concentrations of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) |
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Synergistic effects of an oil dispersant and low temperature on the freezing tolerance and solute concentrations of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) |
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synergistic effects of an oil dispersant and low temperature on the freezing tolerance and solute concentrations of the blue mussel (mytilus edulis l.) |
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