Journal article
Metallothionein-like proteins in the blue crab Callinectes sapidus: Effect of water salinity and ions
Abstract
The effect of water salinity and ions on metallothionein-like proteins (MTLP) concentration was evaluated in the blue crab Callinectes sapidus. MTLP concentration was measured in tissues (hepatopancreas and gills) of crabs acclimated to salinity 30 ppt and abruptly subjected to a hypo-osmotic shock (salinity 2 ppt). It was also measured in isolated gills (anterior and posterior) of crabs acclimated to salinity 30 ppt. Gills were perfused with …
Authors
De Martinez Gaspar Martins C; Bianchini A
Journal
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Vol. 152, No. 3, pp. 366–371
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2009
DOI
10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.11.005
ISSN
1095-6433