(n.) Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Mytilus, and related genera, of the family Mytidae. The common mussel (Mytilus edulis; see Illust. under Byssus), and the larger, or horse, mussel (Modiola modiolus), inhabiting the shores both of Europe and America, are edible. The former is extensively used as food in Europe.
(n.) Any one of numerous species of Unio, and related fresh-water genera; -- called also river mussel. See Naiad, and Unio.
Example Sentences:
(1) Conservationists have warned that they can affect fish growth and persist in the guts of mussels and fish that mistake them for food.
(2) In the mantle of the female sea mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis seasonal variations in the adenylate cyclase activity correlate with gonadal development.
(3) Brush border membrane vesicles were prepared from mussel gills using differential and sucrose density gradient centrifugation.
(4) Average wet-weight concentrations of sigmaDDT and PCBs in mussels from the four areas sampled were: Istrian coast, 65 and 76 ppb; Rijeka Bay, 58 and 75 ppb; Zadar, 36 and 128 ppb; Losinj Island, 167 and 133 ppb.
(5) To investigate the role of neurohumoral factors in acclimation of mussel muscle to a lowered salinity, studies have been made on the reaction of the intact mussel muscle and that of isolated muscle to change in the salinity from 26% to 10%.
(6) Mussels and oysters contaminated by the dinoflagellate showed similar toxins, but contained larger proportions of C3 (40-57 mole%) and more potent carbamate toxins (7-23 mole% total).
(7) Uptake from ambient water and the depuration of five chlorinated phenolics, two chloroguaiacols (3,4,5-tri- and tetrachloroguaiacol), and three chlorophenols (2,4,6-tri-, 2,3,4,6-tetra-, and pentachlorophenol) were studied in the duck mussel (Anodonta anatina).
(8) The exposure of the cells from mussel haemolymph and from mouse L1210 to a genotoxic compound such as dimethylsulfate results in DNA damage and consequently in a reduction of the unwinding time.
(9) Using this system, we now report the characterization of the biochemical and toxicological action of a toxic mussels extract, containing the excitatory amino acid domoic acid.
(10) Furthermore the micronuclei (MN) frequencies in wild mussels from four different field locations have been determined.
(11) Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its corresponding bacteriophages were sought in oysters and mussels throughout 1973.
(12) The UPTC and NASC strains included six from river water, two from mussels and four from sea water.
(13) Lateral cilia of freshwater mussel gills, which normally beat with metachronal rhythm, are arrested pointing frontally by perfusion with 6.25 to 12.5 millimolar calcium and 10(-5) molar A23187, a calcium ionophore.
(14) Moreover, the close similarity between this neurotoxic syndrome in experimental animals and the clinical picture witnessed in Canadian victims of mussel poisoning lends further credence to the assumption that this poisoning incident was caused by an interaction between the domoate molecule and kainate receptors in the human central nervous system.
(15) Sections for morphological examination showed evidence of increased digestive cell deletion in phenanthrene-treated mussels.
(16) Mussels and scallops were very rapidly contaminated showing high toxin accumulation rates, whereas rates for oysters and clams were low.
(17) In the shores where the detergents have not been used, the mussels have progressively excreted the hydrocarbons accumulated in their organism ; the other fixed animals have not been changed.
(18) Mussels were sampled from two sites in the Gulf of Trieste.
(19) These levels correspond to levels of 24 and 94 ppm in mussels.
(20) 1.1.1.44) activities measured in tissue extracts from sea mussel exhibit a potential unbalance which could cause an accumulation of 6-phosphogluconate.
Oyster
Definition:
(n.) Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers. The common European oyster (Ostrea edulis), and the American oyster (Ostrea Virginiana), are the most important species.
(n.) A name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.
Example Sentences:
(1) Work on humoral responses has focused on lysozyme, the hemagglutinins (especially in the oyster), and the clearance of certain antigens.
(2) Oyster adductor phosphofructokinase displays hyperbolic saturation kinetics with respect to all substrates (fructose 6-phosphate, ATP, and Mg2+) at either pH 7.9 OR PH 6.8.
(3) Reduced growth and shell deformities present before banning were found to be absent and healthy oysters contained TBT at concentrations close to the detection limit of 0.2 micrograms Sn kg-1.
(4) Ciliary inhibition in oysters serves as an assay in identifying a serum factor in cystic fibrosis patients and heterozygotes.
(5) We found an increased risk of HA for raw oyster eaters (odds ratio = 24.0; 95% confidence interval = 5.4-215.0; P less than .001).
(6) A large percentage of Lactobacillus was detected in oysters (55.0%).
(7) Mussels and oysters contaminated by the dinoflagellate showed similar toxins, but contained larger proportions of C3 (40-57 mole%) and more potent carbamate toxins (7-23 mole% total).
(8) Rosehearty, Oyster Bay, New York State Bought in 2003, this £10m beachside home is a jewel on the Centre Island shoreline.
(9) There's a vintage woodburing stove, no TV, a seafood menu rich in local produce, including Glenbeigh oysters, and a top-notch brew on draught in Tom Crean's lager, the sole beer made by Dingle Brewing Company (dinglebrewingcompany.com).
(10) In addition, transfer of formalin fixed shelled specimens, routinely used as marine bioassay organisms, into ethyl alcohol:acetic acid (3:1) fixative also yields clear cells for cytological examination of decalcified but otherwise intact oyster larvae and other zooplankton.
(11) Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its corresponding bacteriophages were sought in oysters and mussels throughout 1973.
(12) The ciliary inhibitor was detected by the oyster ciliary assay in several primary hybrid clones but not detected in others, indicating the segregation of an associated nuclear gene.
(13) In oysters exposed to CdCl2 or under natural conditions (Gironde), concentrations of cadmium occur in absorbant and excretory organs, without cellular injury.
(14) The tissues of many of the test animals, especially from the Saudi Arabian and Nigerian oil-treated ponds, were clear, watery, and emaciated in appearance, which was not the normal condition of oysters from the Gulf during the period of the samplings.
(15) The size of the small serum substance and its association with IgG closely corresponds to that described for the oyster test system, as well as to that produced by cultured cells derived from homozygotes and heteroxygotes for this genetic disorder.
(16) And that being the case, should they be remanded in custody over the possession of an Oyster card not registered to them and the theft of a mirror?
(17) Oyster glycogen had no direct effect on mammary tissue utilization of radiolabeled acetate.
(18) Approximately 10(5) to 10(6) V. vulnificus organisms were released from each oyster per hour, with 0.05 to 35% originating from shell surfaces.
(19) You’d be hard pushed to find half a dozen fresh oysters at this great price.” Frozen food giant Iceland sparked lobster wars last month with what it claimed was the cheapest cooked crustacean in Britain.
(20) Proteins in human plasma and oyster fluid induce a strong feeding response in the marine snail Nassarius obsoletus.