title: A special comment on trace metals in the viscera of turbo marmoratus, a toxic snail, on Ryukyu Island.
abstract: Trace metals in the viscera of Turbo marmoratus, a huge conical spire, in the coral reef of Ryukyu Island were analyzed. The highest amount of Zn and Fe was detectable in the midgut gland known to be polluted by saxitoxin. This intestine maintained a considerable amount of Si (higher than Ca) which fluctuated in parallel with the taurine amount. These data suggest that the viscera of the alimentary tract accumulate some metals, especially Zn and Fe.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara 634-8521, Japan.
authors.forename: Masa-Oki
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujimori
authors.forename: Gen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Setsuko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tohno
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tohno
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Moriwake
authors.forename: Cho
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Azuma
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minami
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis*; D007422:Intestines / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis*; D007564:Japan; D012908:Snails / Q000737:chemistry*; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis*; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements; D007501:Iron; D015032:Zinc; D002118:Calcium