2017
Cima F., Peronato A., Ballarin L., 2017. The haemocytes of the colonial aplousobranch ascidian Diplosoma listerianum: structural, cytochemical and functional analyses. Micron, 102: 51-64.
Franchi N., Ballarin L., 2017. Immunity in Protochordates: the Tunicate perspective. Front. Immunol., 8: 674.
Kawamura K., Saitoh Y., Ballarin L., Sunanaga T., 2017. Regulatory cis- and trans-elements of mitochondrial D-loop-driven reporter genes in budding tunicates. Mitochondrion, 35: 59-69.
Franchi N., Ballarin L., 2017. Morula cells as key hemocytes of the lectin pathway of complement activation in the colonial tunicate Botryllus schlosseri. Fish Shellfish Immunol., 63: 157-164
Franchi N., Ballin, F., Ballarin L., 2017. Protection from oxidative stress in immunocytes of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri: transcript characterization and expression studies. Biol. Bull., 232: 4557.
Tasselli S., Ballin, F., Franchi N., Fabbri E., Ballarin L., 2017. Expression of genes involved in oxidative stress response in colonies of the ascidian Botryllus schlosseri exposed to various environmental conditions. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci., 187: 22-27.
Gissi C., Hastings K.E.M., Gasparini F., Stach T., Pennati R., Manni L., 2017. An unprecedented taxonomic revision of a model organism: the paradigmatic case of Ciona robusta and Ciona intestinalis. Zool Scripta, 46: 521-522.
Brunetti R., Manni L., Mastrototaro F., Gissi C., Gasparini F. 2017. Fixation, description and DNA barcode of a neotype for Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas, 1766)(Tunicata, Ascidiacea). Zootaxa, 4353: 29-50.
Rigon F., Gasparini F., Shimeld S., Candiani S., Manni L., 2017. Developmental signature, synaptic connectivity and neurotransmission are conserved between vertebrate hair cells and tunicate coronal cells. J. Comp. Neurol., 526: 957-971.
Bruschi M., Petretto A., Caicci F., Calzia D., Bartolucci M., Santucci L., Manni L., Ramenghi L.A., Ghiggeri G.M., Traverso C.E., Candiano G., Panfoli I., 2017. Mitochondria and rod outer segment disk proteome: commonalities and differences. J. Proteome Res., 17: 918-925.
2016
Pagliarani A., Cima F., Ventrella V., Fabbri M., Nesci S., Serratore P., Volpe E., Ciulli S., 2016. Antioxidant and immune responses in clams (Ruditapes philippinarum) exposed to a commercial germicide. Biol. Mar. Mediterr., 23: 158-159.
Castellani G., Paliuri G., Orso G., Paccagnella N., D’Amore C., Facci L., Cima F., Caicci F., Palatini P., Bova S., De Martin S., 2016. An intracellular adrenomedullin system reduces IL-6 release via a NF-kB-mediated, cAMP-independent transcriptional mechanism in rat thymic epithelial cells. Cytokine, 88: 136-143.
Cima F., Franchi N., 2016. Histamine stimulates ciliary beat frequency via the H2 receptor in the protochordate Botryllus schlosseri. J. Exp. Zool. (Mol. Dev. Evol.), 326B: 176–192.
Franchi N., Ballin F., Manni L., Schiavon F., Ballarin L., 2016. Data on four apoptosis-related genes in the colonial tunicate Botryllus schlosseri. Data Brief, 8: 142-152.
Franchi N., Ballin F., Manni L., Schiavon F., Basso G., Ballarin L., 2016. Recurrent phagocytosis-induced apoptosis in the cyclical generation change of the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Dev. Comp. Immunol., 62: 8-16.
Campagna D., Gasparini F., Franchi N., Vitulo N., Ballin F., Manni L., Valle G., Ballarin L., 2016. Transcriptome dynamics in the asexual cycle of the basal chordate Botryllus schlosseri. BMC Genomics, 17: 275.
Gasparini F., Skobo T., Benato F., Gioacchini G., Voskoboynik A., Carnevali O., Manni L., Dalla Valle L., 2016. Characterization of Ambra1 in asexual cycle of a non-vertebrate chordate, the colonial tunicate Botryllus schlosseri, and phylogenetic analysis of the protein group in Bilateria. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 95: 46-57.
2015
Calzia D., Oneto M., Caicci F., Bianchini P.,Ravera S., Bartolucci M., Diaspro A., Manni L., Traverso C.E., Panfoli I., 2015.Effects of polyphenolic phytochemicals on ectopic oxidative phosphorylation inrod outer segments. British J. Pharmacol.,172: 3890-3903.
Pagliarani A., Cima F., Ventrella V., Fabbri M., Nesci S., Serratore P., Volpe E., Ciulli S.,2015. Evaluation of oxidative stress upon treatment with a commercial germicide for the depuration of Ruditapes philippinarum. Biol. Mar. Mediterr., 22: 56-61.
Campagna D., Gasparini F., Franchi N., Manni L., Telatin A., Vitulo N., Ballarin L., Valle G., 2015. SATRAP: SOLiD Assembler TRAnslation Program. PLoS ONE, 10(9): e0137436.
Brunetti R., Gissi C., Pennati R., Caicci F., Gasparini F., Manni L., 2015. Morphological evidence that the molecularly determined Ciona intestinalis type A and type B are different species: Ciona robusta and Ciona intestinalis. J. Zool. Syst. Evol. Res., 53(3):186-193.
Ballarin L., Franchi N., Gasparini F., Caicci F., Miyauchi A., Hirose E., 2015. Suppression of cell-spreading and phagocytic activity on nano-pillared surface: in vitro experiment using hemocytes of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. ISJ-Invert.Survival J., 12: 82-88.
Cima F., Ballarin L., Caicci F., Franchi N., Gasparini F., Rigon F., Schiavon F., Manni L., 2015. Life history and ecological genetics of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Zool. Anz., 257: 54-70.
Pennati R., Ficetola G.F., Brunetti R., Caicci F., Gasparini F., Griggio F., Sato A., Stach T., Kaul-Strehlow S., Gissi C., Manni L., 2015. Morphological differences between larvae of the Ciona intestinalis species complex: Hints for a valid taxonomic definition of distinc species. Plos One, 10(5): e0122879.
Gasparini F., Manni L., Cima F., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., Caicci F., Franchi N., Schiavon F., Rigon F., Campagna D., Ballarin L., 2015. Sexual and asexual reproduction in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Genesis, 53: 105-120.
Cima F., Ballarin L., 2015. Immunotoxicity in ascidians: Antifouling compounds alternative to organotins - IV. The case of zinc pyrithione. Comp.Biochem. Physiol., 169C: 16-24.
Franchi N., Ballarin L., Cima F., 2015. Insights on cytotoxic cells of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Invertebr. Surv. J., 12: 109-117.
2014
Franchi N., Hirose E., Ballarin L., 2014. Cellular aspects of allorecognition in the compound ascidian Botrylloides simodensis. Invertebr. Surv. J., 11: 219-223.
Franchi N., Ballarin L., 2014. Preliminary characterization of complement in a colonial tunicate: C3, Bf and inhibition of C3 opsonic activity by compstatin. Dev.Comp. Immunol., 46: 430-438.
Franchi N., Piccinni E., Ferro D., Basso G., Spolaore B., Santovito G., Ballarin L., 2014. Characterization and transcription studies of a phytochelatin synthase gene from the solitary tunicate Ciona intestinalis exposed to cadmium. Aquat. Toxicol.,152: 47-56.
Matozzo V., Franchi N., Ballarin L., 2014. In vitro effects of the nonsteroidal anti-1 inflammatory drug, ibuprofen, on the immune parameters of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Toxicol. In vitro, 28: 778-783.
Ballarin L., Covre V., Masiero L., Casellato S., 2014. Immunotoxic effects of fluoride on hemocytes of Venerupis philippinarum. Invertebr.Surv. J., 11: 22-29.
Gasparini F., Caicci F., Rigon F., Zaniolo G., Manni L., 2014. Testing an unusual in vivo vessel network model: a method to study angiogenesis in the colonial tunicate Botryllus schlosseri. Sci. Rep., 4: 6460.
Manni L., Gasparini F., Hotta K., Ishizuka K.J., Ricci L., Tiozzo S., Voskoboynik A., Dauga D., 2014. Ontology for the asexual development and anatomy of the colonial chordate Botryllus schlosseri. PLoS ONE, 9(5):e96434.
Cima F., Caicci F., Sordino P., 2014. The haemocytes of the salp Thalia democratica (Tunicata, Thaliacea): an ultrastructural and histochemicalstudy in the oozoid. Acta Zool., 95: 375-391.
Calzia D.,Garbarino G., Caicci F., Manni L., Candiani S., Ravera S., Morelli A., Traverso C.E., Panfoli I., 2014. Functional expression of electron transport chain complexes in mouse rod outer segment. Biochimie,102: 78-82.
2013
Calzia D., Barabino S., Bianchini P., Garbarino G., Oneto M., Caicci F., Diaspro A., Tacchetti C., Manni L., Candiani S., Ravera S., Morelli A., Traverso C.E., Panfoli I., 2013. New findings in ATP supply in rod outer segments: insights for retinopathies. Biol. Cell, 105: 345-358.
Ferro D., Franchi N., Ballarin L., Cammarata M., Mangano V., Rigers B., Parrinello N., Santovito G., 2013. Characterization and metal-induced gene transcription of two new copper zinc superoxide dismutases in the solitary ascidian Ciona intestinalis. Aquat.Toxicol., 140-141: 369-379.
Gasparini F., Caicci F., Rigon F., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., Manni L., 2013. Cytodifferentiation of hair cells during the development of a basal chordate. Hear. Res., 304:188-99.
Cima F., Ballarin L., 2013. A proposed integrated bioindex for the macrofouling biocoenosis of hard substrata in the lagoon of Venice. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci., 130: 190-201.
Calzia D., Candiani S., Garbarino G., Caicci F., Ravera S., Bruschi M., Manni L., Morelli A., Traverso C.E., Candiano G., Tacchetti C., Panfoli I., 2013. Are rod outer segment ATP-ase and ATP-synthase activity expression of the same protein? Cell. Mol. Neurol., 33: 637-649.
Franchi N., Ballarin L., 2013. Influence of cadmium on the morphology and functionality of haemocytes in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Comp. Biochem. Physiol.,158C: 29-35.
Rigon F., Stach T., Caicci F., Gasparini F., Burighel P., Manni L., 2013. Evolutionary diversification of secondary mechanoreceptor cells in Tunicata. BMC Evol. Biol., 13: 112.
Gasparini F., Degasperi V., Shimeld S.M., Burighel P., Manni L., 2013. Evolutionary conservation of the placodal transcriptional network during sexual and asexual development in chordates. Dev. Dyn., 242: 752-766.
Caicci F., Gasparini F., Rigon F., Burighel P., Manni L., 2013. The oral sensory structures of Thaliacea (Tunicata) and consideration of the evolution of hair cells in Chordata. J. Comp. Neurol., 521: 2756-2771.
Franchi N., Schiavon F., Betti M., Canesi L., Ballarin L., 2013. Insight on signal transduction pathways involved in phagocytosis in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. J. Invertebr. Pathol., 112: 260-266.
Cima F., Ferrari G., Ferreira N.G.C., Rocha R.J.M., Serôdio J., Loureiro S., Calado R., 2013. Preliminary evaluation of the toxic effects of the antifouling biocide Sea-Nine 211TM in the soft coral Sarcophyton cf. glaucum (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) based on PAM fluorometry and biomarkers. Mar. Environ. Res., 83: 16-22.
2012
Ballarin L., Franchi N., Schiavon F., Tosatto S.C. Mičetić I., Kawamura K. 2012. Looking for putative phenoloxidases of compound ascidians: haemocyanin-like proteins in Polyandrocarpa misakiensis and Botryllus schlosseri. Dev. Comp. Immunol. 38: 232-242.
Cima F., Ballarin L., 2012. Immunotoxicity in ascidians: Antifouling compounds alternative to organotins III – The case of copper(I) and Irgarol 1051. Chemosphere, 89: 19-29.
Ballarin L., 2012. Ascidian cytotoxic cells: state of the art and research perspectives. Invertebr. Surv. J., 9: 1-6.
Franchi N., Ferro D., Ballarin L., Santovito G., 2012. Transcription of genes involved in glutathione biosynthesis in the solitary tunicate Ciona intestinalis exposed to metals. Aquat. Toxicol., 114-115: 14-22.
Casellato S., Masiero L., Ballarin L., 2012. Toxicity of fluoride to the freshwater mollusc Dreissena polymorpha: effects on survival, histology and antioxidant enzyme activity. Fluoride, 45: 19-30.
Ballarin L., 2012. Il Botrillo e l’immortalità. Scienza e Filosofia, 7: 90-96.
2011
Franchi N., Schiavon F., Carletto M., Gasparini F., Bertoloni G., Tosatto S.C.E., Ballarin L., 2011. Immune roles of a rhamnose-binding lectin inthe colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Immunobiology, 216: 725-736.
Franchi N., Boldrin F., Ballarin L., Piccinni E., 2011. CiMT-1,an unusual chordate metallothionein gene in Ciona intestinalis genome:structure and expression studies. J. Exp. Zool., 315A: 90-100.
Ballarin L., Del Favero M., Manni L., 2011. Relationships among hemocytes, tunic cells, germ cells and accessory cells of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. J. Exp. Zool., 316B: 284-295.
Gallo C., Schiavon F., Ballarin L., 2011. Insight on cellular and humoral components of innate immunity in Squilla mantis (Crustacea,Stomatopoda). Fish Shellfish Immunol., 31: 423-431.
Burighel P., Caicci F., Manni L., 2011. Hair cells in non-vertebrate models: lower chordates and molluscs. In: Special issue of Hearing Research featuring comparative hearing. Hear. Res., 273: 14-24.
Kawamura K., Tiozzo S., Manni L., Sunanaga T., Burighel P., De Tomaso A.W., 2011. Germline cell formation and gonad regeneration in solitary and colonial ascidians. Dev. Dyn., 240: 299-308.
Gasparini F., Shimeld S.M., 2011. Analysis of a botryllid enriched-full-length cDNA library: insight into the evolution of spliced leader trans-splicing in tunicates. Dev. Genes Evol., 220:329-336.
Gasparini F., Shimeld S.M., Ruffoni E., Burighel P.,Manni L., 2011. Expression of a Musashi-like gene in sexual and asexual development of the colonial chordate Botryllus schlosseri and phylogenetic analysis of the proteingroup. J. Exp. Zool.Part B: Mol. Dev. Evol., 316:562-573.
2010
Cima F., Manni L., Basso G., Fortunato E., Accordi B., Schiavon F., Ballarin L., 2010. Hovering between death and life: haemocytes and natural apoptosis in the blastogenetic cycle of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Dev. Comp. Immunol., 34: 272-285.
Ballarin L., Schiavon F., Manni L., 2010. Natural apoptosis during the blastogenetic cycle of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri: a morphological analysis. Zool. Sci., 27: 96-102.
Iero A., Manente S., De Pieri S., Mane E., Gallo M., Cima F., Ballarin L., Bragadin M., 2010. Interactions of Cr(VI) and Cr(III) with isolated rat liver mitochondria. Inorg. Chem. Commun., 13: 676–678.
Mane E., Manente S., Iero A., De Pieri S., Capodaglio G., Cima F., Ballarin L., Bragadin M., 2010. Beef heart mitochondria for the Rotenone monitoring. Anal. Methods, 2, 809–810.
Ballarin L., Del Favero M., 2010. Identification and preliminary characterization of a Ca2+-dependent hemagglutinin in the coelomic fluid of Sipunculus nudus. Invertebr. Surv. J., 7: 221-227.
Sugni M., Wilkie I.C., Burighel P., Candia Carnevali M.D., 2010. New evidence of serotonin involvement in the neurohumoral control of crinoid arm regeneration: effects of parachlorophenylalanine and methiothepin. JMBA UK, 90: 555-562.
Caicci F., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., Degasperi V., Gasparini F., Manni L., 2010. Differentiation of papillae and rostral sensory neurons in the larva of the ascidian Botryllus schlosseri (Tunicata). J. Comp. Neurol., 518: 547-566.
Caicci F., Degasperi V., Gasparini F., Zaniolo G., Del Favero M., Burighel P., Manni L., 2010. Variability of hair cells in the coronal organ of ascidians (Chordata, Tunicata). Can. J. Zool., 88: 567-578.
Cima F., Matozzo V., 2010. Immunotoxic effects of the antifouling compound Sea-Nine 211TM on haemocytes of an edible bivalve mollusc. Fresenius Environ. Bull., 19: 2297-2302.
2009
Cima F., Ballarin L., 2009. Apoptosis and pattern of Bcl-2 and Bax expression in the alimentary tract during the colonial blastogenetic cycle of Botryllus schlosseri (Urochordata, Ascidiacea). Ital. J. Zool., 76: 28- 42.
Ballarin L., Kawamura K., 2009. The hemocytes of Polyandrocarpa misakiensis: morphology and immune- related activities. Invertebr.Surv. J., 6: 154-161.
Degasperi V., Gasparini F., Shimeld S.M., Sinigaglia C., Burighel P., Manni L., 2009. Muscle differentiation in a colonial ascidian: organisation, gene expression and evolutionary considerations. BMC Dev. Biol., 9: 48-57.
Boldrin F., Martinucci G.B., Holland L.Z., Miller R.D., Burighel P., 2009. Internal fertilization in the salp Thalia democratica. Can. J. Zool., 87: 928-940.
2008
Cima F., Bragadin M., Ballarin L., 2008. Toxic effects of new antifouling substances on tunicate haemocytes. I. Sea-nine® and chlorothalonil. Aquat. Toxicol., 86: 299-312.
Ballarin L., Menin A., Tallandini L., Matozzo V., Burighel P., Basso G., Fortunato E., Cima F., 2008. Haemocytes and blastogenetic cycle in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri: a matter of life and death. Cell Tissue Res., 331: 555-564.
Ballarin L., Burighel P., Cima F., 2008. A tale of death and life: natural apoptosis in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri (Urochordata, Ascidiacea). Curr. Pharm. Design, 14: 138-147.
Cima F., Ballarin L., 2008. Effects of antifouling paints alternative to organotin-based ones on macrofouling biocoenosis of hard substrates in the Lagoon of Venice. Fresenius Environ. Bull., 17: 1901-1908.
Gasparini F., Franchi N., Spolaore B., Ballarin L., 2008. Novel rhamnose-binding lectins from the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Dev. Comp. Immunol., 32: 1177-1191.
Matozzo V., Marin M.G., Cima F., Ballarin L., 2008. First evidence of mitotic spindle in circulating haemocytes from bivalves: the clam Tapes philippinarum as a case study. Cell Biol. Int., 32: 865-868.
Ballarin L., 2008. Immunobiology of compound ascidians, with particular reference to Botryllus schlosseri: state of art. Invertebr. Surv. J., 5: 54-74.
Menin A., Ballarin L., Bragadin M., Cima F., 2008. Immunotoxicity in ascidians: antifouling compounds alternative to organotins. II. The case of Diuron and TCMS pyridine. J. Environ. Sci. Health, 43B: 644-654.
Menin A., Ballarin L., 2008. Immunomodulatory molecules in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri: evidence from conditioned media. J. Invertebr. Pathol., 99: 275-280.
Ballarin L., Cammarata M., Cima F., Grimaldi A., Lorenzon S., Malagoli D., Ottaviani E., 2008. Immune- neuroendocrine biology of invertebrates: a collection of methods. Invertebr. Surv. J., 5: 192-215.
Burighel P., Caicci F., Zaniolo G., Gasparini F., Degasperi V., Manni L., 2008. Does hair cell differentiation predate the vertebrate appearance? Brain Res. Bull., 75: 331-334.
Gasparini F., Burighel P., Manni L., Zaniolo G., 2008. Vascular regeneration and angiogenic-like sprouting mechanisms in a compound ascidian is similar to vertebrates. Evol. Dev., 10: 591-605.
2007
Manni L., Zaniolo G., Cima F., Burighel P., Ballarin L., 2007. Botryllus schlosseri: a model ascidian for the study of asexual reproduction. Dev. Dyn., 236: 335-352.
Ballarin L., Zaniolo G., 2007. Colony specificity in Botrylloides leachi. II. Cellular aspects of the non-fusion reaction. Invertebr. Surv. J., 4: 38-44.
Bragadin M., Iero A., Cima F., Ballarin L., Manente S., 2007. TCMS inhibits ATP synthesis in mitochondria: A systematic analysis of the inhibitory mechanism. Toxicol. in Vitro,21: 1127-1133.
Gasparini F., Longo F., Manni L., Burighel P., Zaniolo G., 2007. Tubular sprouting as a mode of vascular formation in a colonial ascidian (Tunicata). Dev. Dyn., 236: 719-731.
Caicci F., Burighel P., Manni L., 2007. Hair cells in an ascidian (Tunicata) and their evolution in chordates. Hear. Res., 231: 63-72.
2006
Cima F., Ballarin L., Gasparini F., Burighel P., 2006. External amebocytes guard the pharynx entry in a tunicate (Ascidiacea). Dev. Comp. Immunol. 30: 463-472.
Ballarin L., Burighel P., 2006. RGD-containing molecules induce macropinocytosis in ascidian hyaline amoebocytes. J. Invertebr. Pathol., 91: 124-130.
Menin A., Ballarin L., 2006. Exogenous IL-8 induces phagocyte activation in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Invertebr. Surv. J., 3: 18-24.
Tiozzo S., Ballarin L., Burighel P., Zaniolo G., 2006. Programmed cell death in vegetative development: apoptosis during the colonial life-cycle of the ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Tissue Cell, 38: 193-201.
Cima F., Sabbadin A., Zaniolo G., Ballarin L., 2006. Colony specificity and chemotaxis in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Comp. Biochem. Physiol., 145A: 376-382.
Bragadin M., Cima F., Ballarin L., Manente S., 2006. Irgarol inhibits the synthesis of ATP in mitochondria from rat liver. Chemosphere, 65: 1898-1903.
Zaniolo G., Manni L., Ballarin L., 2006. Colony specificity in Botrylloides leachi. I. Morphological aspects. Invertebr. Surv. J., 3: 125-136.
Ballarin L., Cima F., 2006. Apoptosis and recognition of apoptotic cells in colonial ascidians. Caryologia, 59: 350-353.
Manni L., Mackie G.O., Caicci F., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 2006. Coronal organ of ascidians and the evolutionary significance of secondary sensory cells in chordates. J. Comp. Neurol., 495: 363-373.
Mackie G.O., Burighel P., Caicci F., Manni L., 2006. Innervation of ascidian siphons and their responses to stimulation. Can. J. Zool., 84: 1146-1162.
Manni L, Burighel P., 2006. Common and divergent pathways in alternative developmental processes of ascidians. BioEssays, 28: 902-912.
2005
Ballarin L., Menin A., Franchi N., Bertoloni G., Cima F., 2005. Morula cells and non-self recognition in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Invertebr. Surv. J., 2: 1-5.
Ballarin L., Cima F., 2005. Cytochemical properties of Botryllus schlosseri haemocytes: indications for morpho-functional characterisation. Eur. J. Histochem., 49: 255-264.
Menin A., Del Favero M., Cima F., Ballarin L., 2005. Release of phagocytosis-stimulating factor(s) by morula cells in a colonial ascidian. Mar. Biol., 148: 225-230.
Tiozzo S., Christiaen L., Deyts C., Joly J-S., Manni L., Burighel P., 2005. Embryonic versus blastogenetic development in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri: insights from Pitx transcriptional pattern. Dev. Dyn., 232: 468-478.
Mackie G.O., Burighel P., 2005. The nervous system in adult tunicates: current research directions. Can. J. Zool., 83: 151-183.
Manni L., Agnoletto A., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 2005. Stomodeal and neurohypophysial placodes in Ciona intestinalis: insight into the origin of the pituitary gland. J. Exp. Zool. Part B (Mol. Dev. Evol.), 304: 324-339.
Bragadin M., Manente S., Cima F., 2005. A new proposal regarding the transport mechanism of mercury in biological membranes. Inorg. Chim. Acta, 358: 1237-1240.
2004
Cima F., Ballarin L., 2004. TBT-sulfhydryl interaction as a cause of immunotoxicity in Tunicates. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf., 58: 386-395.
Matozzo V., Ballarin L., Marin M.G., 2004. Exposure of the clam Tapes philippinarum to 4.nonylphenol: changes in anti-oxidant enzyme activities and re-burrowing capability. Mar. Poll. Bull., 48: 563-571.
Ballarin L., Dall'Oro M., Bertotto D., Libertini A., Francescon A., Barbaro A., 2004. Haematological parameters in Umbrina cirrosa (Teleostei, Sciaenidae): a comparison between diploid and triploid specimens. Comp. Biochem. Physiol., 138A, 45-51.
Cima F., Sabbadin A., Ballarin L., 2004. Cellular aspects of allorecognition in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Dev. Comp. Immunol., 28: 881-889.
Matozzo V., Ballarin L., Marin M.G., 2004. Parametri cellulari in popolazioni di vongole (Tapes philippinarum) soggette a diverso impatto di pesca in laguna di Venezia. Biol. Mar. Medit., 10: 724-726.
Manni L, Lane N.J., Joly J-S., Gasparini F., Tiozzo S., Caicci F., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 2004. Neurogenic and non neurogenic placodes in ascidians. J. Exp. Zool. Part B (Mol Dev Evol), 203: 483-504.
Manni L., Caicci F., Gasparini F., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 2004. Hair cells in ascidians and the evolution of lateral line placodes. Evol. Dev., 6: 379-381.
2003
Cima F., Basso G., Ballarin L., 2003. Apoptosis and phosphatidylserine-mediated recognition during the take-over phase of the colonial life-cycle in the ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Cell Tissue Res., 312: 369-376.
Matozzo V., Da Ros L., Ballarin L., Meneghetti F., Marin M.G., 2003. Functional responses of haemocytes in the clam Tapes philippinarum from the lagoon of Venice: fishing impact and seasonal variations. Can. J. Fish Aquat. Sci.,60: 949-958.
Ballarin L., Pampanin D.M., Marin M.G., 2003. Mechanical disturbance affects haemocyte functionality in the Venus clam Chamelea gallina. Comp. Biochem. Physiol., 136A: 631-640.
Pagliara P., Candia Carnevali M.D., Burighel P., Ballarin L., 2003. The spherule cells of Holothuria polii Delle Chiaie, 1823, (Aspidochirata, Holothuroidea) during brown body formation: an ultrastructural study. J. Submicrosc. Cytol. Pathol., 35: 295-301.
Ballarin L., Dall’Oro M., Bertotto D., Libertini A., Barbaro A., 2003. Caratteristiche ematologiche nell’ombrina (Umbrina cirrosa). Confronto tra individui triploidi e diploidi. Biol. Mar. Medit., 10: 404-407.
Marin M.G., Moschino V., Pampanin D.M., Nesto N., Ballarin L., Casellato S., Da Ros L., 2003. Effects of hydraulic dredging on target species Chamelea gallina from the northern Adriatic Sea: physiological responses and shell damage. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K., 83: 1281-1285.
Burighel P., Lane N.J., Gasparini F., Tiozzo S., Zaniolo G., Candia Carnevali M.D., Manni L., 2003. A novel, secondary sensory cell organ in ascidians: in search of the ancestor of the vertebrate lateral line. J. Comp. Neurol., 461: 236-249.
Brena C., Cima F., Burighel P., 2003. The alimentary tract of Kowalevskiidae (Appendicularia, Tunicata) and evolutionary implications. J. Morphol., 258: 225-238.
Brena C., Cima F., Burighel P., 2003. The exceptional “blind” gut of Appendicularia sicula (Appendicularia, Tunicata). Zool. Anz., 242: 169-177.
Brena C., Cima F., Burighel P., 2003. The highly specialised gut of Fritillaridae (Appendicularia, Tunicata). Mar. Biol., 143: 57-71.
Bragadin M., Manente S., Marton D., Cima F., Rigobello M.P., Bindoli A., 2003. The interaction of zinc pyrithione with mitochondria from rat liver and a study of the mechanism of inhibition of ATP synthesis. Appl. Organometal. Chem., 17: 869-874.
2002
Ballarin L., Scanferla M., Cima F., Sabbadin A., 2002. Phagocyte spreading and phagocytosis in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri: evidence for an integrin-like, RGD-dependent recognition mechanism. Dev. Comp. Immunol., 26: 39-48.
Matozzo V., Ballarin L., Marin M.G., 2002. In vitro effects of TBT on functional responses of hemocytes in the clam Tapes philippinarum. Appl. Organometal. Chem., 16: 169-174.
Cima F., Dominici D., Mammi S., Ballarin L., 2002. Butyltins and calmodulin: which interaction? Appl. Organometal. Chem., 16: 182-186.
Pampanin D.M., Ballarin L., Carotenuto L., Marin M.G., 2002. Air exposure and functionality of Chamelea gallina haemocytes: effects on haematocrit, adhesion, phagocytosis and enzyme content. Comp. Biochem. Physiol.,131A: 605-614.
Pampanin D.M., Marin M.G., Ballarin L., 2002. Morphological and cytoenzymatic characterization of haemocytes of the venus clam Chamelea gallina. Dis. Aquat. Org., 49: 227-234.
Shirae M., Ballarin L., Frizzo A., Saito Y., Hirose E., 2002. Involvement of quinones and phenoloxidase in the allorejection reaction in a colonial ascidian, Botrylloides simodensis: Histochemical and immunohistochemical study. Mar. Biol., 141: 659-665.
Matozzo V., Ballarin L., Del Favero M., Cima F., 2002. Effects of TBT on functional responses of coelomocytes in the marine worm Sipunculus nudus. Fresenius Environ. Bull., 11: 568-572.
Cima F., Dominici D., Ballarin L., Burighel P., 2002. Influence of TBT on activity of detoxifying enzymes from haemocytes of a colonial ascidian. Fresenius Environ. Bull., 11: 573-577.
Ballarin L., Cima F., Floreani M., Sabbadin A., 2002. Oxidative stress induces cytotoxicity during rejection reaction in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Comp. Biochem Physiol., 133C: 411-418.
Christiaen L., Burighel P., Smith W.C., Bourrat F., Joly J-S., 2002. Pitx genes in tunicates provide new molecular insight into the evolutionary origin of pituitary. Gene, 287: 107-113.
Cima F., Brena C., Burighel P., 2002. Multifarious activities of gut epithelium in an appendicularian (Tunicata). Mar. Biol., 141: 479-490.
Zaniolo G., Lane N.J., Burighel P., Manni L., 2002. Development of the motor nervous system in ascidians. J. Comp. Neurol., 443: 124-135.
Manni L., Lane N.J., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 2002. Cell reorganisation during epithelial fusion and perforation: the case of ascidian branchial fissures. Dev. Dyn., 224: 303-313.
Cantini M., Giurisato E., Radu C., Tiozzo S., Pampinella F., Senigaglia D., Zaniolo G., Mazzoleni F., Vitiello L., 2002. Macrophage-secreted myogenic factors: a promising tool for greatly enhancing the proliferative capacity of myoblasts in vitro and in vivo. Neurol. Sci., 23: 189-194.
2001
Cima F., Perin A., Burighel P., Ballarin L., 2001. Morpho-functional characterisation of haemocytes of the compound ascidian Botrylloides leachi (Tunicata, Ascidiacea). Acta Zool., 82: 261-274.
Matozzo V., Ballarin L., Pampanin D.M., Marin M.G., 2001. Effects of copper and cadmium exposure on functional responses of hemocytes in the clam Tapes philippinarum. Arch. Environ. Cont. Toxicol., 40: 163- 170.
Ballarin L., Franchini A., Ottaviani E., Sabbadin A., 2001. Morula cells as the main immunomodulatory haemocytes in ascidians: evidences from the colonial species Botryllus schlosseri. Biol. Bull., 201: 59-64.
Matozzo V., Cima F., Perin L., Ballarin L., 2001. Phagocytic and enzymatic activities of cells and urn cell complexes in the coelomic fluid of the marine worm Sipunculus nudus(Sipuncula). Ital. J. Zool., 68: 273-280.
Burighel P., Sorrentino M., Zaniolo G., Thorndyke M.C., Manni L., 2001. The peripheral nervous system of an ascidian, Botryllus schlosseri, as revealed by cholinesterase activity. Invert. Biol., 120: 185-198.
Burighel P., Brena C., Martinucci GB., Cima F., 2001. Gut ultrastructure of the appendicularian Oikopleura dioica (Tunicata). Invert. Biol., 120: 278-293.
Manni L., Lane N.J., Burighel P., Zaniolo G., 2001. Are neural crest and placodes exclusive to vertebrates? Evol. Dev., 3: 1-2.
2000
Cima F., Ballarin L., 2000. Tributyltin induces cytoskeletal alterations in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri phagocytes via interaction with calmodulin. Aquat. Toxicol., 48: 419-429.
Ballarin L., Tonello C., Sabbadin A., 2000. Humoral opsonin from the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri as a member of the galectin family. Mar. Biol., 136: 813-822.
Frizzo A., Guidolin L., Ballarin L., Baldan B., Sabbadin A., 2000. Immunolocation of phenoloxidase in vacuoles of the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri morula cells. Ital. J. Zool., 67: 273-276.
Cima F., Matozzo V., Marin M.G., Ballarin L., 2000. Haemocytes of the clam Tapes philippinarum: morphofunctional characterisation. Fish Shellfish Immunol., 10: 677-693.
Matozzo V., Marin M.G., Ballarin L., Filippini S., 2000. Effetti dell’esposizione al rame sugli emociti del bivalve Tapes philippinarum. Biol. Mar. Medit., 7: 902-905.
Sorrentino M., Manni L., Lane N.J., Burighel P., 2000. Evolution of cerebral vesicles and their sensory organs in an ascidian larva. Acta Zool. (Stockh.), 81: 243-258.
Marin M.G., Moschino V., Cima F., Celli C., 2000. Embryotoxicity of butyltin compounds to the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus LmK. Mar. Environ. Res., 50: 231-235.
1999
Ballarin L., Tonello C., Guidolin L., Sabbadin A., 1999. Purification and characterization of a humoral opsonin, with specificity for D-galactose, in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Comp. Biochem. Physiol., 123B: 115-123.
Cima F., Marin M.G., Matozzo V., Da Ros L., Ballarin L., 1999. Biomarkers for TBT immunotoxicity studies on the cultivated clam Tapes philippinarum (Adams and Reeve, 1850). Mar. Poll. Bull., 39: 112-115.
Cima F., Ballarin L., 1999. TBT-induced apoptosis in tunicate haemocytes. Appl. Organometal. Chem., 13: 697-703.
Frizzo A., Guidolin L., Ballarin L., Sabbadin A., 1999. Purification and partial characterisation of phenoloxidase from the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Mar. Biol., 135: 483-488.
Manni L., Lane N.J., Sorrentino M., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 1999. Mechanism of neurogenesis during the embryonic development of a tunicate. J. Comp. Neurol., 412: 527-541.
1998
Cima F., Ballarin L., Bressa G., Burighel P., 1998. Cytoskeleton alteration by tributyltin (TBT) in tunicate phagocytes. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf., 40: 160-165.
Cima F., Marin M.G., Da Ros L., Ballarin L., 1998. Marine invertebrates as bioindicators of organotin contaminants: immuno- and embryotoxicity. Ann. Chim., 88: 517-527.
Cima F., Marin M.G., Matozzo V., Da Ros L., Ballarin L., 1998. Immunotoxic effects of organotin compounds in Tapes philippinarum. Chemosphere, 37: 3035-3045.
Ballarin L., Cima F., Sabbadin A., 1998. Phenoloxidase and cytotoxicity in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Dev. Comp. Immunol., 22: 479-492.
Cima F., Spinazzi R., Ballarin L., 1998. Possible tributyltin-calmodulin interaction in morpho-functional alterations of ascidian phagocytes. Fresenius Environ. Bull., 7: 396-401.
Zaniolo G., Manni L., Brunetti R., Burighel P., 1998. Brood pouch differentiation in Botrylloides violaceus, a viviparous ascidian (Tunicata). Invert. Reprod. Dev., 33: 11-23.
Burighel P., Lane N.J., Zaniolo G., Manni L., 1998. Neurogenic role of the neural gland in the development of the ascidian, Botryllus schlosseri. J. Comp. Neurol., 394: 230-241.
1997
Ballarin L., Cima F., Sabbadin A., 1997. Calcium homeostasis and yeast phagocytosis in hemocytes of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Comp. Biochem. Physiol.,118 A: 153-158.
Cima F., Ballarin L., Bressa G., Sabbadin A., Burighel P., 1997. Triphenyltin pesticides as immunotoxins for tunicates. Mar. Chem., 58: 267-273.
Dallai R., Burighel P., Martinucci G.B., Lane N.J., 1997. Scalariform junctions: a revised model. Cell Biol. Int., 21: 23-34.
Bressa G., Cima F., Fonti P., Sisti E., 1997. Accumulation of organotin compounds in mussels from Northern Adriatic coasts. Fresenius Environ. Bull., 6: 16-20.
Bressa G., Sisti E., Cima F., 1997. PCBs and organochlorinated pesticides in eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) from the Po delta. Mar. Chem., 58: 261-266.
Manni L., Rasotto M.B., 1997. Ultrastructure and histochemistry of the testicular efferent duct system and spermiogenesis in Opistognathus whitehurstii (Teleostei, Trachinoidei). Zoomorphology, 117: 93-102.
1996
Cima F., Ballarin L., Bressa G., Martinucci G., Burighel P., 1996. Toxicity of organotin compounds on embryos of a marine invertebrate (Styela plicata; Tunicata). Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf., 35: 174-182.
Cima F., Ballarin L., Sabbadin A., 1996. New data on phagocytes and phagocytosis in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri(Tunicata: Ascidiacea). Ital. J. Zool., 63: 357-364.
Cima F., Ballarin L., Bressa G., Martinucci G.B., Burighel P., 1996. Embryotoxic effects of organotin compounds on Styela plicata (Tunicata; Ascidiacea). Fresenius Environ. Bull., 5: 718-722.
1995
Cima F., Ballarin L., Bressa G., Sabbadin A., 1995. Immunotoxicity of butyltins in Tunicates. Appl. Organometal. Chem., 9: 567-572.
Ballarin L., Cima F., Sabbadin A., 1995. Morula cells and histocompatibility in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Zool. Sci., 12: 757-764.
Manni L., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 1995. Oogenesis and egg envelope differentiation in the viviparous ascidian Botrylloides violaceus. Invert. Reprod. Dev., 27: 167-180.
Lane N.J., Dallai R., Martinucci G.B., Burighel P., 1995. Two different forms of gap junctions within the same organism, one with cytoskeletal attachments, in tunicates. Tissue Cell, 27: 545-553.
Rasotto M.B., Manni L., 1995. The juxtatexticular body of jawfishes (Teleostei, Opistognathidae): comparative morphology and fine structure. J. Morphol., 226: 237-246.
1994
Ballarin L., Cima F., Sabbadin A., 1994. Phagocytosis in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Dev. Comp. Immunol., 18: 467-481.
Burighel P., Martinucci G.B., 1994. Sexual reproduction in the compound ascidian Diplosoma listerianum. I. Metamorphosis and phagocytosis of sperm in the ovary. Mar. Biol., 118: 489-498.
Denisenko N., Burighel P., Citi S., 1994. Different effects of protein kinase inhibitors on the localization of junctional proteins at cell-cell contact sites. J. Cell Sci., 107: 969-981.
Manni L., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 1994. An unusual membrane system in the oocyte of the ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Tissue Cell, 26: 403-412.
Manni L., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 1994. Ultrastructural study of oogenesis in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri (Tunicata). Acta Zool. (Stockh.), 75:101-113.
Zaniolo G., Manni L., Burighel P., 1994. Ovulation and embryo-parent relationships in Botrylloides leachi (Ascidiacea, Tunicata). Invert. Reprod. Dev., 25: 215-226.
1993
Ballarin L., Cima F., Sabbadin A., 1993. Histoenzymatic staining and characterization of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri hemocytes. Boll. Zool., 60: 19-24.
Manni L., Zaniolo G., Burighel P., 1993. Egg envelope cytodifferentiation in the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri. Acta Zool. (Stockh.), 74: 103-110.
1992
Sabbadin A., Zaniolo G., Ballarin L., 1992. Genetic and cytological aspects of histocompatibility in ascidians. Boll. Zool., 59: 167-173.
Burighel P., Martinucci G.B., Lane N.J., Dallai R., 1992. Junctional complexes of the branchia and gut of the tunicate, Pyrosoma atlanticum (Pyrosomatida, Thaliacea). Cell Tissue Res., 267: 357-364.
Martinucci G.B., Dallai R., Burighel P., Casagrande L., 1992. Ciliary specializations in branchial stigmatal cells of protochordates. Tissue Cell, 24: 229-241.
1990
Martinucci G.B., Burighel P., Dallai R., Lane N.J., 1990. Unusual features of intercellular junctions in the larvacean Oikopleura dioica. Cell Tissue Res., 260: 299-305.
