nowadays, bivalves are used in monitoring levels of heavy metals in aquatic environments. the aim of this study was to investigate bioaccumulation of heavy metals zinc (zn) and chromium (cr) in the internal organs of anodonta cygnea. for this purpose, bivalve specimens were collected from semeskandeh region, sari, and then in laboratory, were exposed to 125 µg l-1 concentrations of each metal f...

Theory predicts that social interactions are dynamically linked to phenotype. Yet because social interactions are difficult to quantify, little is known about the precise details on how interactivity is linked to phenotype. Here, we deployed proximity loggers on North American barn swallows (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster) to examine intercorrelations among social interactions, morphology and fe...

In recent years, an electrogenic 2Na+/1H+ antiporter has been identified in a variety of invertebrate epithelial brush-border membranes of gut, kidney and gill tissues. The antiporter differs significantly in its physiological properties from the electroneutral 1Na+/1H+ antiporter proposed for vertebrate cells. In all invertebrate cells examined, the antiporter displayed a 2:1 transport stoichi...

Basking sharks are presented in the modern fauna by a single species (Cetorhinus maximus), although they have been much more diverse past. This group of first appeared fossil record middle Eocene Antarctic and U.S.A., but most described extinct taxa known from Oligocene lower Miocene Europe. Gill rakers abundant among basking shark remains their morphological details play an important role diag...

Copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) has the largest application market of blue nano-pigments (NPs), which can release from relative products to aquatic environment during daily use. However, bioaccumulation CuPc NPs in high trophic-level organisms is unclear. Therefore, behaviors zebrafish as model organism were investigated. In this work, irregular shape with an average size 76.8 nm, whose crystal ph...

In recent years, an extensive body of literature focused on the gut-brain axis and the possible role played by the gut microbiota in modulating brain morphology and function from birth to old age. Gut microbiota has been proposed as a relevant player during the early phases of neurodevelopment, with possible long-standing effects in later life. The reduction in gut microbiota diversity has also...

In recent years, an electrogenic 2Na + /1H + antiporter has been identified in a variety of invertebrate epithelial brush-border membranes of gut, kidney and gill tissues. The antiporter differs significantly in its physiological properties from the electroneutral 1Na + /1H + antiporter proposed for vertebrate cells. In all invertebrate cells examined, the antiporter displayed a 2:1 transport s...

Stanniocalcin (STC) is a homodimeric glycoprotein hormone that was first discovered in fish, where it is produced by unique endocrine glands known as the corpuscles of Stannius (CS). In freshwater salmon, STC plays an integral role in Ca2+ and phosphate homeostasis. High levels of extracellular Ca2+promote the synthesis and release of STC, which on entering the bloodstream reduces the levels of...