A special comment on trace metals in the viscera of turbo marmoratus, a toxic snail, on Ryukyu Island.
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.
Yamada
Masa-Oki
MO
Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara 634-8521, Japan.
Fujimori
Ken
K
Yamada
Gen
G
Satoh
Hiroyasu
H
Tohno
Setsuko
S
Tohno
Yoshiyuki
Y
Moriwake
Yumi
Y
Azuma
Cho
C
Minami
Takeshi
T
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*
D014131:Trace Elements; D007501:Iron; D015032:Zinc; D002118:Calcium