Mytilus

A genus of marine mussels in the family MYTILIDAE, class BIVALVIA. The species MYTILUS EDULIS is the highly edible common mussel.
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Biochemical responses of the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis to petrochemical environmental contamination along the North-western coast of Portugal.
Following the development of urban and industrial centres petrochemical products have become a widespread class of contaminants… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Integrated use of biomarkers (superoxide dismutase, catalase and lipid peroxidation) in mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis for assessing heavy metals' pollution in coastal areas from the Saronikos…
Mussels are used as sentinel organisms and bioindicators to evaluate the toxic effects of chemical pollutants in marine organisms… (More)
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2007
2007
Unexpected genetic structure of mussel populations in South Africa: indigenous Perna perna and invasive Mytilus galloprovincialis
Genetic structure of sedentary marine organisms with planktonic larvae can be influenced by oceanographic transport, larval… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Seasonal variability of oxidative biomarkers, lysosomal parameters, metallothioneins and peroxisomal enzymes in the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis from Adriatic Sea.
The Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, is a classical sentinel organism for monitoring the biological effects of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The complete maternal and paternal mitochondrial genomes of the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis: implications for the doubly uniparental inheritance mode of mtDNA.
The maternal (F) and paternal (M) mitochondrial genomes of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis have diverged by about 20% in… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Integrated use of biomarkers (acetylcholinesterase and antioxidant enzymes activities) in Mytilus galloprovincialis and Mullus barbatus in an Italian coastal marine area.
The use of biomarkers to evaluate the biological effects of chemical pollutants in marine organisms represents a recent tool in… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Adjusting the thermostat: the threshold induction temperature for the heat-shock response in intertidal mussels (genus Mytilus) changes as a function of thermal history.
Spatio-temporal variation in heat-shock gene expression gives organisms the ability to respond to changing thermal environments… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Role of metallothionein against oxidative stress in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis.
Metallothionein (MT) is a sulfhydryl-rich protein involved mainly in heavy metal homeostasis and detoxification. In this study… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Trace metals and antioxidant enzymes in gills and digestive gland of the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis.
A seasonal variability of trace metal concentrations and antioxidant enzymes was observed in gills and digestive gland of the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
PREDICTING DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH USING EXPERIMENTS AND PATH ANALYSIS'
Determining the strengths of interactions among species in natural communities presents a major challenge to ecology. Using an… (More)
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