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Article

Immune Response of Blue Mussels (Mytilus edulis) in Spawning Period Following Exposure to Metals

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INRS - Institut Armand-Frappier, Laval, QC, Canada
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BioMed Research Centre, Université du Québec, Laval, QC, Canada
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Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Plouzané, France
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Université de Moncton, Département de chimie et de biochimie, Moncton, NB, Canada
J. Xenobiot. 2014, 4(2), 4895; https://doi.org/10.4081/xeno.2014.4895
Submission received: 11 December 2014 / Accepted: 11 December 2014 / Published: 21 December 2014

Abstract

Mytilus edulis are sensitive to environmental contamination like metals, such as silver (Ag), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and mercury (Hg), which are bioavailable for this species [...]
Keywords: mussel hemocytes; phagocytosis; cadmium; lead; mercury; silver mussel hemocytes; phagocytosis; cadmium; lead; mercury; silver

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Vaillancourt, C. Immune Response of Blue Mussels (Mytilus edulis) in Spawning Period Following Exposure to Metals. J. Xenobiot. 2014, 4, 4895. https://doi.org/10.4081/xeno.2014.4895

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Vaillancourt C. Immune Response of Blue Mussels (Mytilus edulis) in Spawning Period Following Exposure to Metals. Journal of Xenobiotics. 2014; 4(2):4895. https://doi.org/10.4081/xeno.2014.4895

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Vaillancourt, C. 2014. "Immune Response of Blue Mussels (Mytilus edulis) in Spawning Period Following Exposure to Metals" Journal of Xenobiotics 4, no. 2: 4895. https://doi.org/10.4081/xeno.2014.4895

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