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The Magnesium and other Inorganic Constituents of some Marine Invertebrates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

R. A. McCance  and
H. L. Shipp
R. A. McCance
Affiliation:
Biochemical Laboratory, King's College Hospital, London.
H. L. Shipp
Affiliation:
Biochemical Laboratory, King's College Hospital, London.
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The sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium and iron of a number of marine invertebrates have been determined and some of the findings are very briefly discussed.

The common winkle Littorina littorea contains 330–510 mg. of magnesium per 100 g. of live weight. All the organs appear to contain these high concentrations. Boiled specimens of whelks contained about 160 mg. of magnesium per 100 g.

We should like to thank the Director and Staff of the Laboratory of the Marine Biological Association for their assistance. R. A. McC. has held a part-time grant and H. L. S. a full time grant from the Medical Research Council during this work.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , August 1933 , pp. 293 - 296
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1933

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