The literature on metallothioneins (MT) and metallothionein-like proteins (MTLP) in aquatic
invertebrates is large and increasing, and yet inconsistencies and confusion remain, not …

Metallothionein (MT) concentrations in the whole soft tissue or in a particular tissue of
bivalves have widely been used in ecotoxicological studies and biomonitoring programmes …

Antioxidant response was used to assess the effects of the main pollutants in wild mussels
(Mytilus galloprovincialis) along the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Antioxidant enzyme …

Mussels are commonly used as bioarchives in environmental monitoring, yet the impact of
vital effects on the trace element or isotope ratios used as biogeochemical proxies is often …

In the present study, we investigated the progressive acclimation of the mussel Mytilus
galloprovincialis to different reduced seawater (SW) salinities and its effect on several …

Benthic bioaccumulation of hazardous materials has been a great challenge to the health of
lake ecosystems. As representative benthic macroinvertebrates, freshwater mussels and …

Cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), arsenic (As), lead (Pb) and tin (Sn) concentrations were
determined using ICP-MS in soft tissues (wet wt.) from whole greenshell mussels (Perna …

Although adverse health effects of heavy metals have been known for a long time, exposure
to heavy metals continues and is even increasing in some areas. Remediating heavy metal …

We examined whether the freshwater bivalve Unio tumidus from the Sava River can serve
as a bioindicator organism for long-term biomonitoring of river ecosystems for the presence …

The aims of the present study were to optimize and validate methods for esterase activity
(EA), total oxidant status (TOS) and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) determination in …