Fig. 3. Effects of acclimation temperature (12, 20 and 28°C) and cadmium
exposure on mitochondrial
O2 related to protein
synthesis (AC) and proton leak (DF) in isolated gill and
hepatopancreas cells of C. virginica. Data for control oysters and
for those exposed for 20 or 40 days to 50 µg l1 Cd are
shown (N=612). Asterisks mark values that are significantly
different from the respective controls (P<0.05).