Vesela Yancheva

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Does anyone know of an alternative to HEPES for lysosomal membrane stability analysis?

I am about to apply the LMS (lysosomal membrane stability) method on mussels and following the protocol I need HEPES (4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid). However, the companies in...

20 May 2015 8,545 4 View

Which freshwater mussel is the most commonly used in ecotox studies?

Two marine species - Mytilus edulis and Mytilus galloprovincialis are the most common ones, which are used in ecotox research on the effects of water contamination. I was wondering which...

20 March 2015 2,478 10 View

Does anyone know if NRR assay can also be applied on freshwater mussels (for example, Unio sp.)?

Most of the data on NRR assay has been performed on saltwater mussels (Mytilus sp.). This assay is performed on haemocytes as haemolymph (between 0.1 and 0.2 ml) is collected from the posterior...

09 January 2015 5,810 2 View

Is anyone familiar with a lysosomal membrane stability known as neutral red retention assay protocol for fish?

Any data will be highly appreciated. I would like to apply this method on fish from contaminated with heavy metals/pesticides freshwater basins. I have such protocols and papers on mussels but...

10 December 2014 5,189 5 View