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Cadmium-induced oxidative stress in the bivalve Modiolus modiolus is studied from the standpoint of the universality of the mechanism of free-radical oxidation. The kinetics of cadmium accumulation by the bivalve was revealed in a laboratory experiment. The gills accumulated higher Cd levels than the digestive gland. In the process of cadmium accumulation, there was an increase in lipid peroxidation products (malondialdehyde and lipofuscin) and a reduction in the total oxiradical scavenging capacity (TOSC). Cadmium induces oxidative stress in molluscan tissues through damage to the antioxidation system. Thus, TOSC can provide a useful biochemical indicator of early pathological changes in the cell or the organism, as well as of the environmental effects of heavy metal pollution.
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Dovzhenko, N.V., Kurilenko, A.V., Bel'cheva, N.N. et al. Cadmium-Induced Oxidative Stress in the Bivalve Mollusk Modiolus modiolus . Russ J Mar Biol 31, 309–313 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11179-005-0093-7
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