Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6358955 | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus (ABFT) is intensely fished in the Mediterranean Sea to supply a prosperous capture-based mariculture industry. Liver apoptotic structures and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) gene expression were determined in: wild ABFT caught in the eastern Atlantic; juvenile ABFT reared in the central Adriatic Sea; juvenile ABFT reared in the northern Adriatic Sea; adult ABFT reared in the western Mediterranean. The highest density of liver apoptotic structures was found in the juveniles from the northern Adriatic. Two partial TNF cDNAs (TNF1 and TNF2) were cloned and sequenced. TNF1 gene expression was higher in juveniles than in adults. The highest expression of TNF2 was found in the juveniles from the northern Adriatic. These findings might be related to the juvenile exposure to environmental pollutants.
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Authors
Aldo Corriero, Rosa Zupa, Chrysovalentinos Pousis, Nicoletta Santamaria, Giambattista Bello, Emilio Jirillo, Michele Carrassi, Carla De Giorgi, Letizia Passantino,