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Trace Metal Uptake and Sodium Regulation in Gammarus Marinus From Metal Polluted Estuaries in England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

David A. Wright
David A. Wright
Affiliation:
University of Maryland, Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, Maryland 20688–0038
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The regulation of major ions in aquatic Crustacea has been extensively studied, and it is hardly surprising that ever-present ionic constituents of sea water such as sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium and magnesium have been incorporated into highly efficient regulatory mechanisms. On the other hand, we know little of the mechanisms governing the uptake and regulation of trace elements, despite the fact that metals such as zinc and copper may be important constituents of enzymes and blood pigment.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 66 , Issue 1 , February 1986 , pp. 83 - 92
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1986

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