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Preliminary results on the application of the inducible metal binding protein, i.e. metallothionein (MT) as a biomarker for the assessment of metal exposure of indigenous mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis Link are presented. This study is an amendment of the long-term monitoring program of the coastal seawater area [1] by which the metal body-burden in edible bivalves has been monitored. An attempt is made to get the additional and relevant information on the biological response of the widespread, sessile and filter-feeding marine organisms, often used to monitor metal pollution of the marine and the estuarine coastal areas [2].
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Raspor, B. et al. (1999). Assessment of metal exposure of marine edible mussels by means of a biomarker. In: Klaassen, C.D. (eds) Metallothionein IV. Advances in Life Sciences. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8847-9_94
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