Cellular physiological assessment of bivalves after chronic exposure to spilled Exxon Valdez crude oil using a novel molecular diagnostic biotechnology.

摘要: The objective of this study was to determine the cellular physiological status bivalves Mya arenaria and Mytilus trossulus in an area experiencing a 10-yr chronic exposure spilled Exxon Valdez crude oil Prince William Sound. Bivalves were collected from well-characterized oiled unoiled sites. We used novel biotechnology (Environmental Cellular Diagnostic System) (i) if physiologically stressed, (ii) nature altered state, (iii) whether responding polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). Molecular diagnostic analysis indicated that at site both oxidative xenobiotic stress, resulting increased protein turnover chaperone activity. impacted specifically PAH-xenobiotic accumulating protein−PAH adducts. Finally, species-specific responses observed could be related habitat preferences each...