Effect of humic acid on water chemistry, bioavailability and toxicity of aluminium in the freshwater snail, Lymnaea stagnalis, at neutral pH

2006 ◽  
Vol 140 (2) ◽  
pp. 340-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Dobranskyte ◽  
R. Jugdaohsingh ◽  
C.R. McCrohan ◽  
E. Stuchlik ◽  
J.J. Powell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Humic Acid ◽  
Water Chemistry ◽  
Lymnaea Stagnalis ◽  
Freshwater Snail ◽  
Neutral Ph

Does water chemistry affect the dietary uptake and toxicity of silver nanoparticles by the freshwater snail Lymnaea stagnalis?

2014 ◽  
Vol 189 ◽  
pp. 87-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana López-Serrano Oliver ◽  
Marie-Noële Croteau ◽  
Tasha L. Stoiber ◽  
Mila Tejamaya ◽  
Isabella Römer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Silver Nanoparticles ◽  
Water Chemistry ◽  
Lymnaea Stagnalis ◽  
Freshwater Snail ◽  
Dietary Uptake

Effect of aluminium and lead on activity in the freshwater pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis

1995 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 1623-1629 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Truscott ◽  
C. R. McCrohan ◽  
S. E. R. Bailey ◽  
K. N. White
Keyword(s):  
Lymnaea Stagnalis ◽  
Time Lapse ◽  
Freshwater Snail ◽  
Pond Snail ◽  
Neutral Ph ◽  
Freshwater Pond ◽  
Water Conditions ◽  
Static Water ◽  
Increased Activity

Time-lapse video was used to examine the effect of short- (19 h) and long-term (1 year) exposure to Al or Pb at neutral pH in static water conditions on the total distance moved by the freshwater snail Lymnaea stagnalis. Aluminium at 100, 200, 500, or 1000 μg∙L−1 normally depressed and Pb at 50 and 200 μg∙L−1 often increased activity over the first 19 h of exposure. Smaller (younger) snails generally showed greater sensitivity to Al. Exposure to 100 or 500 μg Al∙L−1 for up to 30 days caused hyperactivity, but thereafter and 1 year later, activity was similar to controls, suggesting that the snails had become tolerant. Lead (200 μg∙L−1) caused continued hyperactivity for up to 50 days, although movement was significantly reduced after 1 year, suggesting that acclimation had occurred. The effect of Al is interesting given the supposed limited bioavailability of this metal at neutral pH.

Bioaccumulation of aluminium in the freshwater snail Lymnaea stagnalis at neutral pH

1997 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Elangovan ◽  
K.N. White ◽  
C.R. McCrohan
Keyword(s):  
Lymnaea Stagnalis ◽  
Freshwater Snail ◽  
Neutral Ph

THE EFFECTS OF MATING SYSTEM AND GENETIC VARIABILITY ON SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TREMATODE PARASITES IN A FRESHWATER SNAIL, LYMNAEA STAGNALIS

Evolution ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 58 (12) ◽  
pp. 2747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikael Puurtinen ◽  
Mirjami Hytönen ◽  
K. Emily Knott ◽  
Jouni Taskinen ◽  
Kari Nissinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variability ◽  
Mating System ◽  
Lymnaea Stagnalis ◽  
Freshwater Snail ◽  
Trematode Parasites

Fixed phagocytes in the freshwater snail Lymnaea stagnalis

1979 ◽  
Vol 196 (3) ◽  
pp. 545-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Sminia ◽  
W. P. W. van der Knaap ◽  
F. G. M. Kroese
Keyword(s):  
Lymnaea Stagnalis ◽  
Freshwater Snail

scholarly journals Voltage- and Calcium-Dependent Inactivation of Calcium Channels in Lymnaea Neurons

1999 ◽  
Vol 114 (4) ◽  
pp. 535-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shalini Gera ◽  
Lou Byerly
Keyword(s):  
Cytochalasin B ◽  
Lymnaea Stagnalis ◽  
Slow Component ◽  
Freshwater Snail ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Calcium Dependent ◽  
Channel Inactivation ◽  
Dependent Inactivation ◽  
Lymnaea Neurons ◽  
Ca2 Channels

Ca2+ channel inactivation in the neurons of the freshwater snail, Lymnaea stagnalis, was studied using patch-clamp techniques. In the presence of a high concentration of intracellular Ca2+ buffer (5 mM EGTA), the inactivation of these Ca2+ channels is entirely voltage dependent; it is not influenced by the identity of the permeant divalent ions or the amount of extracellular Ca2+ influx, or reduced by higher levels of intracellular Ca2+ buffering. Inactivation measured under these conditions, despite being independent of Ca2+ influx, has a bell-shaped voltage dependence, which has often been considered a hallmark of Ca2+-dependent inactivation. Ca2+-dependent inactivation does occur in Lymnaea neurons, when the concentration of the intracellular Ca2+ buffer is lowered to 0.1 mM EGTA. However, the magnitude of Ca2+-dependent inactivation does not increase linearly with Ca2+ influx, but saturates for relatively small amounts of Ca2+ influx. Recovery from inactivation at negative potentials is biexponential and has the same time constants in the presence of different intracellular concentrations of EGTA. However, the amplitude of the slow component is selectively enhanced by a decrease in intracellular EGTA, thus slowing the overall rate of recovery. The ability of 5 mM EGTA to completely suppress Ca2+-dependent inactivation suggests that the Ca2+ binding site is at some distance from the channel protein itself. No evidence was found of a role for serine/threonine phosphorylation in Ca2+ channel inactivation. Cytochalasin B, a microfilament disrupter, was found to greatly enhance the amount of Ca2+ channel inactivation, but the involvement of actin filaments in this effect of cytochalasin B on Ca2+ channel inactivation could not be verified using other pharmacological compounds. Thus, the mechanism of Ca2+-dependent inactivation in these neurons remains unknown, but appears to differ from those proposed for mammalian L-type Ca2+ channels.

Tissue accumulation of aluminium is not a predictor of toxicity in the freshwater snail, Lymnaea stagnalis

2009 ◽  
Vol 157 (7) ◽  
pp. 2142-2146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel C. Walton ◽  
Catherine R. McCrohan ◽  
Francis R. Livens ◽  
Keith N. White
Keyword(s):  
Lymnaea Stagnalis ◽  
Freshwater Snail ◽  
Tissue Accumulation
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