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Localization of aquaporin 1 and 3 in the gills of the rainbow wrasse Coris julisElvira Brunelli
Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Via P Bucci, 4B I 87036 Rende, Cosenza, Italy
Acta Histochem 112:251-8. 2010..This result suggests an active role of these cells in water/glycerol transport in saltwater fish...
Gill alterations as biomarkers of chronic exposure to endosulfan in Bufo bufo tadpolesElvira Brunelli
Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Rende Cosenza, Italy
Histol Histopathol 25:1519-29. 2010..In this context, the use of amphibian gills, as effective biomarkers, is a valuable approach in evaluating exposure to agrochemicals...- Environmentally relevant concentrations of endosulfan impair development, metamorphosis and behaviour in Bufo bufo tadpolesElvira Brunelli
Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Via P Bucci, 87036 Rende Cosenza, Italy
Aquat Toxicol 91:135-42. 2009..1 to 100 microg/L and after extraordinary runoff events, concentrations exceed 0.5 mg/L in surface water. Our results indicate that endosulfan may negatively affect wild frog populations in agricultural areas... - Effects of a sublethal concentration of sodium lauryl sulphate on the morphology and Na+/K+ ATPase activity in the gill of the ornate wrasse (Thalassoma pavo)Elvira Brunelli
Dipartimento di Ecologia, Università della Calabria Cubo 4B, Via P Bucci 87036 Rende, CS, Italy
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 71:436-45. 2008..Statistical analysis comparing the number and dimensions of CCs in normal conditions and after 96 h of exposure showed that the CC area decreased after exposure to the detergent... - Differential expression of aquaporin 3 in Triturus italicus from larval to adult epidermal conversionE Brunelli
Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Rende, Cosenza, Italy
Eur J Histochem 51:25-32. 2007..Moreover, our data suggest an increase in enzyme expression in aestivating newts emphasizing the putative functional importance of differential expression related to a distinct phase of the biological cycle... - Effects of Low pH acute exposure on survival and gill morphology in Triturus italicus larvaeElvira Brunelli
Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Via P Bucci, I 87036 Rende Cosenza, Italy
J Exp Zool A Comp Exp Biol 303:946-57. 2005..The ciliated cells appeared to be more numerous than in the control specimens and the MRCs showed a widening of the apical surface... - Localization of two nitric oxide synthase isoforms, eNOS and iNOS, in the skin of Triturus italicus (Amphibia, Urodela) during developmentElvira Brunelli
Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Via P Bucci, I 87036, Rende, Cosenza, Italy
Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 142:249-55. 2005.... - Endosulfan acute toxicity in Bufo bufo gills: ultrastructural changes and nitric oxide synthase localizationIlaria Bernabò
Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Via P Bucci, 87036 Rende Cosenza, Italy
Aquat Toxicol 86:447-56. 2008..Our results clearly indicate that short-term exposure to a sublethal concentration of endosulfan, near the high end of the environmental range, disrupts gill morphology and function in B. bufo tadpoles... - Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical investigation on the gills of the teleost, Thalassoma pavo L., exposed to cadmiumElvira Brunelli
Abele Saita Electron Microscopy Laboratories, Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Via P Bucci, Rende Cosenza, Italy
Acta Histochem 113:201-13. 2011..These data may be used for the planning of a model to determine biological risk in the marine environment and may be particularly useful to investigate organisms exposed to cadmium... - Toxicity of chlorpyrifos to larval Rana dalmatina: acute and chronic effects on survival, development, growth and gill apparatusIlaria Bernabò
Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Rende, Cosenza, Italy
Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 61:704-18. 2011..Comparing these results with our previous findings, we demonstrate that the first effect of chlorpyrifos on R. dalmatina is gill alteration, thus supporting the role of a morphological approach in toxicological studies... - iNOS induction and PARP-1 activation in human atherosclerotic lesions: an immunohistochemical and ultrastructural approachIda Perrotta
Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Rende, Cosenza, Italy
Cardiovasc Pathol 20:195-203. 2011.... - The shift from aquatic to terrestrial phenotype in Lissotriton italicus: larval and adult remodelling of the skinIda Perrotta
Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Via P Bucci, I 87036 Rende Cosenza, Italy
Zoology (Jena) 115:170-8. 2012..Ultrastructural analysis revealed no substantial differences in the cellular composition of the skin between aquatic and terrestrial phases... - Survival, development, and gonadal differentiation in Rana dalmatina chronically exposed to chlorpyrifosIlaria Bernabò
Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Via P Bucci, Rende Cosenza, Italy
J Exp Zool A Ecol Genet Physiol 315:314-27. 2011..dalmatina via endocrine-disrupting mechanisms... - Morphological and functional variations of Leydig cells in testis of the domestic pig during the different biological stages of developmentS Tripepi
Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Ecology Department, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende CS, Italy
J Exp Zool 287:167-75. 2000.... - Inducible and endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression in human atherogenesis: an immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studyIda Perrotta
Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
Cardiovasc Pathol 18:361-8. 2009..Impairment of nitric oxide production is an early indicator of atherosclerosis, but not much is known about the real mechanisms underlying this phenomenon... - Effects of salinity stress on Bufo balearicus and Bufo bufo tadpoles: Tolerance, morphological gill alterations and Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase localizationIlaria Bernabò
Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Via P Bucci, 87036 Rende Cosenza, Italy
Aquat Toxicol 132:119-33. 2013..Taken together, our results demonstrated that increased salinity of freshwater may give cause for concern and must be considered a stressor for amphibians as well as other pollutants... - Endosulfan effects on Rana dalmatina tadpoles: quantitative developmental and behavioural analysisManuela Lavorato
Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Via P Bucci, Rende, Cosenza, Italy
Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 64:253-62. 2013..We also validated the hypothesis that behavioural analysis, along with the use of new analytical methods, could be a useful tool in amphibian ecotoxicological studies... - PEG-templated mesoporous silica nanoparticles exclusively target cancer cellsCatia Morelli
Pharmaco Biology Department, University of Calabria, Via P Bucci 87036, Rende, CS, Italy
Nanoscale 3:3198-207. 2011..The results presented here show that our mesoporous nanoparticles do not enter cells unless opportunely functionalized, suggesting that they could represent a promising vehicle for drug targeting applications... 
Expression of nuclear insulin receptor substrate 1 in breast cancerDiego Sisci
Department of Pharmaco Biology, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
J Clin Pathol 60:633-41. 2007..However, the expression of nuclear IRS-1 in breast cancer biopsy specimens has never been examined...- Differential NOS expression in freshwater and aestivating Protopterus dolloi (lungfish): heart vs kidney readjustmentsDaniela Amelio
Department of Cellular Biology, University of Calabria, 87030 Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy
Nitric Oxide 18:1-10. 2008..Our findings are of evolutionary interest, since they document for the first time the presence of a NOS system in a ancestral fish, indicative of deep phylogenetic roots of NO bio-synthesis...