Biomineralization Studies on Cellulose Membrane Exposed to Biological Fluids of Anodonta cygnea

The Behaviour of Anodonta Cygnea L.( and Its Neurophysiological Basis

Accessibility of the central nervous connectives of Anodonta cygnea to a compound of large molecular weight.

The ionic basis of axonal conduction in the central nervous system of Anodonta cygnea (Mollusca: eulamellibranchia).

The bivalve mollusc Anodonta cygnea appears to be unique in possessing the most dilute body fluids so far described in the Animal Kingdom. The osmotic concentration of the blood of this species has been found to amount to only about 44-0 m-osmole, with a sodium concentration which averages 15-6 mM/kg. (Potts, 1954). It is difficult to explain the ionic basis of electrical activity of excitable ...

Morphological and chemical characterization of mineral concretions in the freshwater bivalve Anodonta cygnea (Unionidae).

The freshwater mussel Anodonta cygnea is commonly used as a model organism for biomineralization studies, its peculiar morphofunctional properties also make it an excellent environmental biomonitor. The first detailed on the calcareous concretions from gill and mantle tissue, as well as fluids of the freshwater bivalve A. cygnea, supported by histological, scanning, spectrometry, and spectrosco...

Exchanges of sodium ions in the central nervous system of Anodonta cygnea.

Our understanding of the ionic basis of axonal conduction has been largely derived from studies carried out on vertebrate and invertebrate animals which possess conventional body fluids containing relatively high concentrations of sodium and other inorganic ions. Apart from some recent studies on a phytophagous insect (Treherne, 1965 a, b; Treherne & Maddrell, 1967 a, b) we have very little kno...