... of mytilid mussels is a main site for ammonia excretion, which is facilitated by Rh channels and ciliary beating. Bivalves Rh protein V-type H + -ATPase Mytilus Plicate organ Animal protein catabolism produces large amounts of nitrogenous waste that is either recycled within the cells...

..., we review the major contributions in this field, and we focus on studies of mussels in the genus Mytilus , which are well-established models for the study of ecological physiology in fluctuating environments. Our review is organized into four main sections. First, we illustrate how the abiotic forces...

...Gretchen M. Moeser; Emily Carrington SUMMARY The blue mussel , Mytilus edulis , attaches itself to the substrate by producing a radially arranged complex of collagenous byssal threads. The strength of byssal attachment, or tenacity, has been shown to vary seasonally on Rhode Island shores...

...Peter A. Fields; Emily L. Rudomin; George N. Somero SUMMARY The blue mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis , a native of the Mediterranean Sea, has invaded the west coast of North America in the past century, displacing the native blue mussel, Mytilus trossulus , from most of its former habitats...

... directed Na + electrochemical gradient. The present study examined the influence of intracellular and extracellular [Na + ] on influx and efflux of amino acids in gill tissue from the mussel, Mytilus californianus . Influx of alanine was inhibited by more than 90% when external [Na + ] was reduced from 425...

...Stephen H. Wright; Timothy W. Secomb; Timothy J. Bradley ABSTRACT The apical membrane of gill integumental cells from the mussels Mytilus edulis and M. californianus serves as a permeability barrier separating sea water from a cytoplasm rich in amino acids and other small organic molecules...

...Stephen H. Wright; Timothy W. Secomb ABSTRACT The exchange of taurine across epidermal epithelia of Mytilus edulis and M. califonianus was studied using radiotracer and chromatographic (HPLC) methods. Gill levels of taurine in both species ranged from 60 to 70 μ mol g −1 wet weight. Net uptake...