The ascidian Styela plicata hemocytes as a potential biomarker of marine pollution: In vitro effects of seawater and organic mercury

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• 作者：D. Parrinello^a ; A. Bellante^b ; M.G. Parisi^a ; M.A. Sanfratello^a ; S. Indelicato^b ; D. Piazzese^b ; M. Cammarata^a ; ^{matteo.cammarata@unipa.it}
• 关键词：Tunicate ; Ascidian ; Hemocytes ; Toxic metals ; Mercury ; Seawater ; Pollution ; SEM
• 刊名：Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：136
• 期：Complete
• 页码：126-134
• 全文大小：1132 K
• 卷排序：136

文摘

Methyl mercury effects were evaluated in filter feeding Styela plicata. Organic MEHg affected hemocyte viability and cell morphology. The novel hemocyte morphology test (HMT) was applied to evaluate sea water effect. Methyl mercury and Sicilian seawater samples were tested with HTM. Hemocyte spreading test could be linked to the sea water quality.