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Abstract 1. 1. Sterol content and composition of whole body, as well as hepatopancreas and gonads of the bivalve Macoma balthica L. were investigated during the annual reproductive cycle. 2. 2. The seasonal variations of sterol composition of M. balthica seem to be determined by the annual changes of the individual sterol levels in hepatopancreas. 3. 3. It is suggested that the dietary sterols are transformed by the M. balthica digestive gland according to the sterol requirements of the organism and then partially transferred to the developing gonads.
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