Occurrence of agglutinins in the pallial cavity mucus of oysters

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dc.contributor.authorFisher WSen_US
dc.contributor.otherJournal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:14:11Z
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dc.date.issued1992en_US
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dc.description.abstractMucus and fluid from the pallial (mantle) cavity of eastern oysters Crassostrea virginica from Chesapeake Bay and Galveston Bay were found to agglutinate a variety of vertebrate erythrocytes (RBC) and bacteria. Agglutinating activity of pallial cavity fluid was probably due to dissociation of agglutinins from mucus on the external surfaces of organs. Agglutination titers of pallial cavity fluid from individual Galveston Bay oysters for six different RBC were positively correlated with high significance, indicating a strong interdependence regardless of RBC specificity. The relative agglutinating activity for different RBC by tissue explants and homogenized tissues (mantle, gill, digestive gland and adductor muscle) was similar to the relative activity of the pallial cavity fluid; mantle and gill tissue had the greatest agglutinating capacity over all RBC, whereas the adductor muscle had the least. Positive correlation was detected between agglutination titers of pallial cavity fluid (for different RBC) and titers of hemolymph agglutinins from the same oysters. It is hypothesized that agglutinins in the pallial cavity and hemolymph have a common source. The results of the explant and homogenate assays can be interpreted to suggest that the source is mantle and gill tissuesen_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23042
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dc.notes0022-0981EnglishEnglishJournal ArticleMarineen_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries50590.00en_US
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dc.subjectagglutininsen_US
dc.subjectANW,USA,Chesapeake Bayen_US
dc.subjectASW,USA,Texas,Galveston Bayen_US
dc.subjectBacteriaen_US
dc.subjectCrassostreaen_US
dc.subjectCrassostrea virginicaen_US
dc.subjectD 04658 Molluscsen_US
dc.subjectEastern oysteren_US
dc.subjectGalveston Bayen_US
dc.subjecthaemolymphen_US
dc.subjectImmunologyen_US
dc.subjectlectinen_US
dc.subjectmucusen_US
dc.subjectO 1030 ANIMALIA - INVERTEBRATESen_US
dc.subjectOystersen_US
dc.subjectQ1 01266 Physiology,biochemistry,biophysicsen_US
dc.subjectUSAen_US
dc.titleOccurrence of agglutinins in the pallial cavity mucus of oystersen_US
dc.typeJournalen_US
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dc.vol-issue162(1)en_US

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