Abstract
Two novel biomarker of response assays were developed and compared for use with bivalves. Bivalve mollusks are often used as bioindicators to monitor contaminant body burdens and are employed globally in pollution monitoring and as sentinels of environmental quality. The prevalence of proliferating cells in tissues of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, (n = 10) was investigated by using immunohistochemical staining of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and by flow cytometric analysis of DNA in cell cycle phases. The PCNA protein is highly conserved and central to DNA synthesis in dividing cells. This protein was detected by using a commercial antibody in the histological staining of gills, mantle, digestive gland, stomach, and labial palps. Cells obtained from these same organs and from the hearts of the oysters were used for flow cytometry (FCM). The proportions of nuclei in the S plus G2/M and G2/M fractions were compared with percentages of PCNA-positive cells scored through microscopy. ...
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