Hydrogen sulfide is synthesized in the gills of the clam Mercenaria mercenaria and acts seasonally to modulate branchial muscle contraction

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-20

  Gainey Jr , Louis F ^a   Greenberg, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MUSCLE;

BIVALVIA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; VENEROIDA;

EID: 23944475542     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3593138     Document Type: Article

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