Hormesis - Stimulation Of Colony Growth In Campanularia-Flexuosa (Hydrozoa) By Copper Cadmium And Other Toxicants

Stebbing, ARD 1981 Hormesis - Stimulation Of Colony Growth In Campanularia-Flexuosa (Hydrozoa) By Copper Cadmium And Other Toxicants. Aquatic Toxicology, 1 (03-Apr). 227 - 238. https://doi.org/10.1016/0166-445X(81)90017-5

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Abstract/Summary

It is shown experimentally that subinhibitory concentrations of a number of toxic, or other agents that are typically inhibitory (copper, cadmium, tributyl tin fluoride, reduced salinity), may stimulate the growth of colonies of the hydroid Campanularia flexuosa, exhibiting a phenomenon known as hormesis. It is suggested that the stimulation of growth is not due to the specific properties of the different toxicants, but to an adaptive response of the hydroid to the inhibitory effect that they have in common. Growth is regulated by a control mechanism and it is proposed that the increased growth is a consequence of overcorrections to low levels of an inhibitory challenge. Examination of the toxicological literature shows that hormesis is a more common occurrence that is generally supposed, and it is suggested that the explanation given here might apply in other cases of hormesis.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Additional Keywords:	control mechanism; growth; hormesis; hydroid; metals; copper; cadmium
Subjects:	Chemistry Marine Sciences
Divisions:	Plymouth Marine Laboratory > Other (PML)
Depositing User:	EPrints Services
Date made live:	11 Feb 2014 15:54
Last Modified:	06 Jun 2017 16:03
URI:	https://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/2746

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