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Uptake of Organic Solutes by Nereis virens

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WHILE investigating aspects of the trophic relationships of benthic animals, we have studied the uptake of amino-acids and other small organic molecules by the polychaete worm, N. virens, which lives in great numbers on the north side of the lower Thames Estuary1. Work on the isolation of possible organic solutes has already been reported2, and while no specific substances have yet been identified from surface water collected on Thames Estuary flats at Southend-on-Sea, other workers have reported the presence of quantities of organic material in sea water from various sources (for example, Duursma3).

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CHAPMAN, G., TAYLOR, A. Uptake of Organic Solutes by Nereis virens. Nature 217, 763–764 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/217763a0

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