Iodine: Accumulation by Balanoglossus gigas
The whole body of the giant Brazilian enteropneust, Balanoglossus gigas, shows an accumulation of iodine, but the concentration in the hepatic region is 854.7 percent higher than it is in the proboscis, where the amount of iodine is the lowest. Such an iodine concentration has not yet been detected...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1965-11, Vol.150 (3700), p.1182-1183 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The whole body of the giant Brazilian enteropneust, Balanoglossus gigas, shows an accumulation of iodine, but the concentration in the hepatic region is 854.7 percent higher than it is in the proboscis, where the amount of iodine is the lowest. Such an iodine concentration has not yet been detected in any other enteropneust or protochordate. |
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ISSN: | 0036-8075 1095-9203 |
DOI: | 10.1126/science.150.3700.1182 |