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Iron metabolism in Mytilus edulis II. Uptake and distribution of radioactive iron

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

D. J. Hobden
D. J. Hobden
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Southampton
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Mytilus edulis absorbs radioactive ‘ soluble’ iron from citrated sea water either directly or via adsorption on to the mucus used in feeding. The adsorption slows or ceases after 3—7 days when the total iron uptake is about I % of the total body content. In order of decreasing radioactivity, iron is absorbed into the byssus threads, renal organ, digestive gland, gut epithelia, gills, walls of heart and blood sinuses and gonadial and muscular tissues.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 49 , Issue 3 , August 1969 , pp. 661 - 669
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1969

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