Prof. Francesca Cima

Stem cells of aquatic invertebrates as an advanced tool for assessing ecotoxicological ...

• The Science of The Total Environment
• June 2021

Immunotoxicity in Ascidians: Antifouling Compounds Alternative to Organotins—V. the Cas...

• Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
• May 2020

Functional amyloidogenesis in immunocytes from the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosse...

• Developmental & Comparative Immunology
• January 2019

Proliferation and differentiation of circulating haemocytes of Ruditapes philippinarum ...

• Fish & Shellfish Immunology
• October 2018

Immunological response to bacterial infection in a pelagic tunicate: Inflammation in th...

• Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
• October 2018

Sixty years of experim studies on the blastogenesis of the colonial tunicate Botryllus ...

• Developmental Biology
• September 2018

Spermatogenesis as a tool for staging gonad development in the gonochoric appendiculari...

• Developmental Biology
• September 2018

Tin: Environmental Pollution and Health Effects ☆

• January 2018

The haemocytes of the colonial aplousobranch ascidian Diplosoma listerianum : structur...

• Micron
• August 2017

Enzyme Histochemistry for Functional Histology in Invertebrates

• January 2017

An intracellular adrenomedullin system reduces IL-6 release via a NF-kB-mediated, cAMP-...

• Cytokine
• December 2016

Obituary: Professor Armando Sabbadin

• Developmental & Comparative Immunology
• July 2016

Histamine Stimulates Ciliary Beat Frequency via the H2 Receptor in the ProtochordateBot...

• Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution
• May 2016

Origin and Functions of Tunicate Hemocytes

• January 2016

Life history and ecological genetics of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri

• Zoologischer Anzeiger
• July 2015

Immunotoxicity in ascidians: Antifouling compounds alternative to organotins—IV. The ca...

• Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology
• March 2015

Sexual and asexual reproduction in the colonial ascidianBotryllus schlosseri

• genesis
• July 2014

A proposed integrated bioindex for the macrofouling biocoenosis of hard substrata in th...

• Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
• September 2013

Zinc pyrithione induces immunotoxicity in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri

• Fish & Shellfish Immunology
• June 2013

The haemocytes of the salpThalia democratica(Tunicata, Thaliacea): an ultrastructural a...

• Acta Zoologica
• May 2013

Preliminary evaluation of the toxic effects of the antifouling biocide Sea-Nine 211™ in...

• Marine Environmental Research
• February 2013

Immunotoxicity in ascidians: Antifouling compounds alternative to organotins

• Chemosphere
• September 2012

Genotoxicity and Immunotoxicity of Organotins

• March 2012

Tin: Environmental Pollution and Health Effects

• January 2011

Interactions of Cr(VI) and Cr(III) with isolated rat liver mitochondria

• Inorganic Chemistry Communications
• May 2010

Hovering between death and life: Natural apoptosis and phagocytes in the blastogenetic ...

• Developmental & Comparative Immunology
• March 2010

Beef heart mitochondria for the Rotenone monitoring

• Analytical Methods
• January 2010

Apoptosis and pattern of Bcl‐2 and Bax expression in the alimentary tract during the co...

• Italian Journal of Zoology
• March 2009

Immunotoxicity in ascidians: Antifouling compounds alternative to organotins – II. The ...

• Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B
• October 2008

First evidence of cell division in circulating haemocytes from the Manila clam Tapes ph...

• Cell Biology International
• July 2008

Toxic effects of new antifouling compounds on tunicate haemocytes

• Aquatic Toxicology
• January 2008

A Tale of Death and Life: Natural Apoptosis in the Colonial Ascidian Botryllus schlosse...

• Current Pharmaceutical Design
• January 2008

Haemocytes and blastogenetic cycle in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri: a mat...

• Cell and Tissue Research
• October 2007

TCMS inhibits ATP synthesis in mitochondria: A systematic analysis of the inhibitory me...

• Toxicology in Vitro
• September 2007

Botryllus schlosseri: A model ascidian for the study of asexual reproduction

• Developmental Dynamics
• January 2007

Irgarol inhibits the synthesis of ATP in mitochondria from rat liver

• Chemosphere
• December 2006

Colony specificity and chemotaxis in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri

• Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology
• November 2006

External amebocytes guard the pharynx entry in a tunicate (Ascidiacea)

• Developmental & Comparative Immunology
• January 2006

Release of phagocytosis-stimulating factor(s) by morula cells in a colonial ascidian

• Marine Biology
• August 2005

A new proposal regarding the transport mechanism of mercury in biological membranes

• Inorganica Chimica Acta
• March 2005

Tributyltin–sulfhydryl interaction as a cause of immunotoxicity in phagocytes of tunicates

• Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
• July 2004

Cellular aspects of allorecognition in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri

• Developmental & Comparative Immunology
• July 2004

Alimentary tract of kowalevskiidae (appendicularia, tunicata) and evolutionary implicat...

• Journal of Morphology
• September 2003

The highly specialised gut of Fritillariidae (Appendicularia: Tunicata)

• Marine Biology
• July 2003

Apoptosis and phosphatidylserine-mediated recognition during the take-over phase of the...

• Cell and Tissue Research
• June 2003

The interaction of zinc pyrithione with mitochondria from rat liver and a study of the ...

• Applied Organometallic Chemistry
• January 2003

The Exceptional “Blind” Gut of Appendicularia sicula (Appendicularia, Tunicata)

• Zoologischer Anzeiger
• January 2003

Oxidative stress induces cytotoxicity during rejection reaction in the compound ascidia...

• Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology
• November 2002

Multifarious activities of gut epithelium in an appendicularian ( Oikopleura dioica : T...

• Marine Biology
• September 2002

Phagocyte spreading and phagocytosis in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri: evi...

• Developmental & Comparative Immunology
• May 2002

Butyltins and calmodulin: which interaction?

• Applied Organometallic Chemistry
• January 2002

Morpho-functional characterization of haemocytes of the compound ascidian Botrylloides ...

• Acta Zoologica
• September 2001

Gut ultrastructure of the appendicularian Oikopleura dioica (Tunicata)

• Invertebrate Biology
• September 2001

Phagocytic and enzymatic activities of cells and urn cell complexes in the coelomic flu...

• Italian Journal of Zoology
• January 2001

Haemocytes of the clam Tapes philippinarum (Adams & Reeve, 1850): morphofunctional char...

• Fish & Shellfish Immunology
• November 2000

Embryotoxicity of butyltin compounds to the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus

• Marine Environmental Research
• July 2000

Tributyltin induces cytoskeletal alterations in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schloss...

• Aquatic Toxicology
• April 2000

Biomarkers for TBT Immunotoxicity Studies on the Cultivated Clam Tapes philippinarum (A...

• Marine Pollution Bulletin
• January 1999

Phenoloxidase and cytotoxicity in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri

• Developmental & Comparative Immunology
• December 1998

Immunotoxic effects of organotin compounds in Tapes philippinarum

• Chemosphere
• December 1998

Cytoskeleton Alterations by Tributyltin (TBT) in Tunicate Phagocytes

• Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
• May 1998

Triphenyltin pesticides in sea water as immunotoxins for tunicates

• Marine Chemistry
• November 1997

PCBs and organochlorinated pesticides in eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) from the Po delta

• Marine Chemistry
• November 1997

Calcium Homeostasis and Yeast Phagocytosis in Hemocytes of the Colonial Ascidian Botryl...

• Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Physiology
• September 1997

Toxicity of Organotin Compounds on Embryos of a Marine Invertebrate (Styela plicata;Tun...

• Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
• November 1996

New data on phagocytes and phagocytosis in the compound ascidianBotryllus schlosseri(Tu...

• Italian Journal of Zoology
• January 1996

Morula Cells and Histocompatibility in the Colonial Ascidian Botryllus schlosseri

• ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE
• December 1995

Immunotoxicity of butyltins in tunicates

• Applied Organometallic Chemistry
• November 1995

Accumulation of tributylltin chloride by carp (cyprinus carpio L)

• Toxicology Letters
• August 1995

Phagocytosis in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri

• Developmental & Comparative Immunology
• November 1994

Botanical, Chemical and Biological Assays in Oenanthe Crocata L. Acute Poisoning

• Pharmacological Research
• May 1993

Histoenzymatic staining and characterization of the colonial ascidianBotryllus schlösse...

• Bolletino di zoologia
• January 1993

Organotin Compounds in the Environment