Table 1.

Effects of exposure to brackish water (10‰; control) seawater(30‰) or air (emersion) for 17 days on the water content in various tissues of Polymesoda expansa

Water content (% wet mass)
TissueBrackish water (control)SeawaterEmersion
Adductor muscle 86.9±0.54 85.2±2.01 84.4±1.06 
Foot muscle 83.3±0.25 79.2±1.98 79.7±0.48 
Hepatopancreas 87.7±0.94 85.2±1.39 87.7±1.91 
Mantle 90.4±1.14 87.9±0.34 88.9±0.52 
Water content (% wet mass)
TissueBrackish water (control)SeawaterEmersion
Adductor muscle 86.9±0.54 85.2±2.01 84.4±1.06 
Foot muscle 83.3±0.25 79.2±1.98 79.7±0.48 
Hepatopancreas 87.7±0.94 85.2±1.39 87.7±1.91 
Mantle 90.4±1.14 87.9±0.34 88.9±0.52 

Values are means ± s.e.m. (N=3).

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