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Patterns of trace-metal distribution in tissues of Pleoticus muelleri (Crustacea: Decapoda: Solenoceridae)

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Trace-metal distribution in tissues of the shrimp Pleoticus muelleri Bate from the Patagonian region, Argentina, was related to sex, size and physiological condition. Concentrations of cadmium, copper, manganese and zinc were determined in the digestive gland, male reproductive system and muscle of adult specimens. Significant (p<0.01) sex-dependent differences in mean metal concentrations (μg g-1 wet wt) were found in the following tissues of males and females, respectively: digestive gland, Cu, 82.9 and 30.8; Zn, 32.5 and 44.9; reproductive system, Zn, 12.8 and 38.6; Mn, 1.7 and 3.1; Cd, 0.29 and 0.58. Metal levels of muscle showed no significant differences between sexes. Cadmium was not detected in muscle, suggesting that its incorporation into this tissue was strictly regulated. Metal concentrations in the male reproductive system were in general weakly correlated (0.001<p<0.05) with either body size or the concentration of metals in the digestive gland. The developing ovary incorporated substantial amounts of zinc, while cadmium and copper levels decreased at proportional rates (p<0.001). The patterns of the variations in the concentrations of these metals in the ovary strongly suggested that a regulatory mechanism operated throughout oogenesis. Manganese was not involved in this presumptive mechanism. The results of this study are discussed in terms of concentrations and in absolute amounts for standardized individuals.

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  1. Laboratorio de Investigaciones Biológicas Aplicadas, Casilla de Correo 738, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina

    W. H. Jeckel

  2. Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), Casilla de Correo 175, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina

    R. R. Roth

  3. Departamento de Matemática, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3350, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina

    L. Ricci

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Jeckel, W.H., Roth, R.R. & Ricci, L. Patterns of trace-metal distribution in tissues of Pleoticus muelleri (Crustacea: Decapoda: Solenoceridae). Marine Biology 125, 297–306 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00346310

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