Hemolymph ferritin and radula structure in the limpets Patelloida alticostata and Patella peronii (Mollusca: Gastropoda)

M.A. Burford; D.J. Macey; J. Webb

doi:10.1016/0300-9629(86)90589-X

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Hemolymph ferritin and radula structure in the limpets Patelloida alticostata and Patella peronii (Mollusca: Gastropoda)

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Hemolymph ferritin and radula structure in the limpets Patelloida alticostata and Patella peronii (Mollusca: Gastropoda)

M.A. Burford, D.J. Macey and J. Webb

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, Vol.83(2), pp.353-358

1986

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0300-9629(86)90589-X

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Abstract

1. 1. The mean concentration of total hemolymph iron was 3060μg/100 ml in Patella peronii and 2950μg/100 ml in Patelloida alticostata. 2. 2. Ferritin was found to act as a major iron-binding protein in the hemolymph of both P. peronii and P. alticostata. 3. 3. P. alticostata ferritin has a molecular weight of approximately 505,000, while that of P. peronii has a mol wt. of approximately 520,000. 4. 4. The lateral radula teeth of both species are mineralized by deposits of silica (SiO2) and iron in the form of goethite (α-FeOOH). 5. 5. Hemolymph ferritin is suggested to act as a high capacity transport system to supply iron to the mineralizing front of the radula.

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Title: Hemolymph ferritin and radula structure in the limpets Patelloida alticostata and Patella peronii (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
Authors/Creators: M.A. Burford (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
D.J. Macey (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
J. Webb (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
Publication Details: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, Vol.83(2), pp.353-358
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Identifiers: 991005541136407891
Copyright: (c) Elsevier BV
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences; School of Environmental and Life Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.184 Physiology & Metals; 1.184.573 Iron Metabolism
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