Xenobiotic-induced immunomodulation in bivalve molluscs

摘要

As a part of a monitoring programme of a coastal ecosystem submitted to chronic anthropic influxes, immunomodulation has been studied in a potential sentinel species, the Pacific oyster C. gigas and in Mytilus edulis. A double approach has been conducted, inclu- Ding a study of immunotoxic effects of selected environmental contaminants by controlled Exposure in the laboratory, and investigations on possible alterations of hemolymph para- Meters in caged individuals.