Exposure to the Neurotoxic Dinoflagellate, Alexandrium catenella, Induces Apoptosis of the Hemocytes of the Oyster, Crassostrea gigas

Exposure to the Neurotoxic Dinoflagellate, Alexandrium catenella, Induces Apoptosis of the Hemocytes of the Oyster, Crassostrea gigas

This study assessed the apoptotic process occurring in the hemocytes of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, exposed to Alexandrium catenella, a paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) producer. Oysters were experimentally exposed during 48 h to the toxic algae. PSTs accumulation, the expression of 12 k...

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Main Authors: Walid Medhioub, Simon Ramondenc, Audrey Sophie Vanhove, Agnes Vergnes, Estelle Masseret, Veronique Savar, Zouher Amzil, Mohamed Laabir, Jean Luc Rolland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-12-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
shellfish
toxins
apoptosis
gene expression
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/11/12/4799

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