List of works - Josefina Méndez

Alterations in metabolism-related genes induced in SHSY5Y cells by okadaic acid exposure.

scientific article

Analysis of NORs and NOR-associated heterochromatin in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk

scientific article published on 01 June 1997

Assays to determine DNA repair ability

scientific article published on January 2011

Assessment of Immunotoxicity Parameters in Individuals Occupationally Exposed to Lead

scientific article published on 01 January 2012

Assessment of occupational genotoxic risk in the production of rubber tyres

scientific article published on 23 June 2006

Assessment of okadaic acid effects on cytotoxicity, DNA damage and DNA repair in human cells

scientific article published on 26 May 2010

Biomonitoring of a population of Portuguese workers exposed to lead.

scientific article published on 15 January 2011

Birth-and-death long-term evolution promotes histone H2B variant diversification in the male germinal cell line.

scientific article

Characterization of nineteen microsatellite markers and development of multiplex PCRs for the wedge clam Donax trunculus (Mollusca: Bivalvia).

scientific article

Chromatin specialization in bivalve molluscs: a leap forward for the evaluation of Okadaic Acid genotoxicity in the marine environment.

scientific article published on 16 September 2011

Chromosome analysis and mapping of ribosomal genes by one- and two-color fluorescent in situ hybridization in Hinnites distortus (Bivalvia: Pectinidae).

scientific article published on 14 December 2004

Comparative analysis of different satellite DNAs in four Mytilus species

scientific article published on 01 October 2002

Comparison between two bivalve species as tools for the assessment of pollution levels in an estuarian environment

scientific article

Cytogenetic effects induced by Prestige oil on human populations: the role of polymorphisms in genes involved in metabolism and DNA repair

scientific article published on 18 April 2008

Development and multiplex PCR amplification of microsatellite markers in the commercial clam Venerupis rhomboides (Mollusca: Bivalvia).

scientific article

Disseminated neoplasia causes changes in ploidy and apoptosis frequency in cockles Cerastoderma edule

scientific article published on 11 April 2013

Early Genotoxic and Cytotoxic Effects of the Toxic Dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima in the Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

scientific article published on 24 May 2016

Early evolution of histone genes: prevalence of an 'orphon' H1 lineage in protostomes and birth-and-death process in the H2A family.

scientific article published on 29 April 2008

Effect of okadaic acid on carpet shell clam (Ruditapes decussatus) haemocytes by in vitro exposure and harmful algal bloom simulation assays

scientific article published on 9 May 2013

Effects of okadaic acid on haemocytes from Mytilus galloprovincialis: A comparison between field and laboratory studies

scientific article published on 07 September 2012

Evaluation of genotoxicity in gills and hemolymph of clam Ruditapes decussatus fed with the toxic dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima.

scientific article published in January 2011

Evaluation of okadaic acid-induced genotoxicity in human cells using the micronucleus test and γH2AX analysis.

scientific article published on January 2011

Evolutionary Dynamics of the 5S rDNA Gene Family in the Mussel Mytilus: Mixed Effects of Birth-and-Death and Concerted Evolution

article

Extracentromeric connections between sister chromatids demonstrated in human chromosomes induced to condense asymmetrically

scientific article published on 01 January 1982

Genetic and shell morphological variability of the invasive bivalve Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) in two Portuguese estuaries

article

Genetic variability in Ruditapes decussatus clam combined with Perkinsus infection level to support founder population selection for a breeding program

scientific article published on 28 October 2020

Genotoxic effects of lead: an updated review.

scientific article published on 14 May 2010

Genotoxic effects of occupational exposure to lead and influence of polymorphisms in genes involved in lead toxicokinetics and in DNA repair.

scientific article published on 30 March 2012

Genotoxicity associated to exposure to Prestige oil during autopsies and cleaning of oil-contaminated birds

scientific article published on 26 May 2006

Genotyping an ALAD polymorphism with real-time PCR in two populations from the Iberian Peninsula.

scientific article published in August 2012

Geographical variation in shell shape of the pod razor shell Ensis siliqua (Bivalvia: Pharidae)

Histone genes of the razor clam Solen marginatus unveil new aspects of linker histone evolution in protostomes.

scientific article

Identification of Ensis siliqua Samples and Establishment of the Catch Area Using a Species-Specific Microsatellite Marker

article

Identification of four scallop species using PCR and restriction analysis of the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer region.

scientific article

Identification of the Razor Clam SpeciesEnsis arcuatus,E.siliqua,E.directus,E.macha, andSolen marginatusUsing PCR-RFLP Analysis of the 5S rDNA Region

scientific article published on 11 August 2007

Identification, inheritance, and variation of microsatellite markers in the black scallop Mimachlamys varia.

scientific article

In Vitro Analysis of Early Genotoxic and Cytotoxic Effects of Okadaic Acid in Different Cell Types of the Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

scientific article published on January 2015

In vitro evaluation of selenium genotoxic, cytotoxic, and protective effects: a review.

scientific article published on 24 December 2009

In vivo genotoxicity assessment in rats exposed to Prestige-like oil by inhalation.

scientific article published on January 2012

Induction of oxidative DNA damage by the marine toxin okadaic acid depends on human cell type

scientific article published on 21 March 2011

Initial study on the effects of Prestige oil on human health

scientific article published on 19 October 2006

Isolation of microsatellite markers and analysis of genetic diversity among east Atlantic populations of the sword razor shell Ensis siliqua: a tool for population management.

scientific article published on 17 December 2011

Karyotyping chromosomes by electron microscopy. II. A method for the sequential examination of spread and banded metaphases by light and electron microscopy

scientific article published on 01 January 1982

Male-predominant carboxylesterase expression in the reproductive system of molluscs and insects: immunochemical and biochemical similarity between Mytilus male associated polypeptide (MAP) and Drosophila sex-specific esterase S.

scientific article published in September 1997

Monitoring follow up of two areas affected by the Prestige oil four years after the spillage

scientific article published on January 2011

NOR activity in larval and juvenile mussels (Mytilus gallopro vincialis Lmk.)

scientific article published in 1994

Okadaic acid induces morphological changes, apoptosis and cell cycle alterations in different human cell types ⬇️

scientific article published on April 27, 2011

Okadaic acid meet and greet: an insight into detection methods, response strategies and genotoxic effects in marine invertebrates

scientific article published on 09 August 2013

Okadaic acid: more than a diarrheic toxin.

scientific article published on 31 October 2013

Origin and evolution of Mytilus mussel satellite DNAs

scientific article published on 01 April 2005

Polyploidy in a natural population of mussel, Mytilus trossulus

scientific article published on 01 April 2000

Relationship between blood concentrations of heavy metals and cytogenetic and endocrine parameters among subjects involved in cleaning coastal areas affected by the 'Prestige' tanker oil spill

scientific article published on 25 January 2008

Sharp decrease of genetic variation in two Spanish localities of razor clam Ensis siliqua: natural fluctuation or Prestige oil spill effects?

scientific article

The CHROMEVALOA database: a resource for the evaluation of Okadaic Acid contamination in the marine environment based on the chromatin-associated transcriptome of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

scientific article published on 12 March 2013

The Organic Selenium Compound Selenomethionine Modulates Bleomycin-Induced DNA Damage and Repair in Human Leukocytes

article

The marine toxin okadaic acid induces alterations in the expression level of cancer-related genes in human neuronal cells.

scientific article published on 3 April 2013

Two different size classes of 5S rDNA units coexisting in the same tandem array in the razor clam Ensis macha: is this region suitable for phylogeographic studies?

scientific article published in December 2009

Use of three bivalve species for biomonitoring a polluted estuarine environment

scientific article published on 06 August 2010

List of works by Josefina Méndez

Alterations in metabolism-related genes induced in SHSY5Y cells by okadaic acid exposure.

Analysis of NORs and NOR-associated heterochromatin in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk

Assays to determine DNA repair ability

Assessment of Immunotoxicity Parameters in Individuals Occupationally Exposed to Lead

Assessment of occupational genotoxic risk in the production of rubber tyres

Assessment of okadaic acid effects on cytotoxicity, DNA damage and DNA repair in human cells

Biomonitoring of a population of Portuguese workers exposed to lead.

Birth-and-death long-term evolution promotes histone H2B variant diversification in the male germinal cell line.

Characterization of nineteen microsatellite markers and development of multiplex PCRs for the wedge clam Donax trunculus (Mollusca: Bivalvia).

Chromatin specialization in bivalve molluscs: a leap forward for the evaluation of Okadaic Acid genotoxicity in the marine environment.

Chromosome analysis and mapping of ribosomal genes by one- and two-color fluorescent in situ hybridization in Hinnites distortus (Bivalvia: Pectinidae).

Comparative analysis of different satellite DNAs in four Mytilus species

Comparison between two bivalve species as tools for the assessment of pollution levels in an estuarian environment

Cytogenetic effects induced by Prestige oil on human populations: the role of polymorphisms in genes involved in metabolism and DNA repair

Development and multiplex PCR amplification of microsatellite markers in the commercial clam Venerupis rhomboides (Mollusca: Bivalvia).

Disseminated neoplasia causes changes in ploidy and apoptosis frequency in cockles Cerastoderma edule

Early Genotoxic and Cytotoxic Effects of the Toxic Dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima in the Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

Early evolution of histone genes: prevalence of an 'orphon' H1 lineage in protostomes and birth-and-death process in the H2A family.

Effect of okadaic acid on carpet shell clam (Ruditapes decussatus) haemocytes by in vitro exposure and harmful algal bloom simulation assays

Effects of okadaic acid on haemocytes from Mytilus galloprovincialis: A comparison between field and laboratory studies

Evaluation of genotoxicity in gills and hemolymph of clam Ruditapes decussatus fed with the toxic dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima.

Evaluation of okadaic acid-induced genotoxicity in human cells using the micronucleus test and γH2AX analysis.

Evolutionary Dynamics of the 5S rDNA Gene Family in the Mussel Mytilus: Mixed Effects of Birth-and-Death and Concerted Evolution

Extracentromeric connections between sister chromatids demonstrated in human chromosomes induced to condense asymmetrically

Genetic and shell morphological variability of the invasive bivalve Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) in two Portuguese estuaries

Genetic variability in Ruditapes decussatus clam combined with Perkinsus infection level to support founder population selection for a breeding program

Genotoxic effects of lead: an updated review.

Genotoxic effects of occupational exposure to lead and influence of polymorphisms in genes involved in lead toxicokinetics and in DNA repair.

Genotoxicity associated to exposure to Prestige oil during autopsies and cleaning of oil-contaminated birds

Genotyping an ALAD polymorphism with real-time PCR in two populations from the Iberian Peninsula.

Geographical variation in shell shape of the pod razor shell Ensis siliqua (Bivalvia: Pharidae)

Histone genes of the razor clam Solen marginatus unveil new aspects of linker histone evolution in protostomes.

Identification of Ensis siliqua Samples and Establishment of the Catch Area Using a Species-Specific Microsatellite Marker

Identification of four scallop species using PCR and restriction analysis of the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer region.

Identification of the Razor Clam SpeciesEnsis arcuatus,E.siliqua,E.directus,E.macha, andSolen marginatusUsing PCR-RFLP Analysis of the 5S rDNA Region

Identification, inheritance, and variation of microsatellite markers in the black scallop Mimachlamys varia.

In Vitro Analysis of Early Genotoxic and Cytotoxic Effects of Okadaic Acid in Different Cell Types of the Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

In vitro evaluation of selenium genotoxic, cytotoxic, and protective effects: a review.

In vivo genotoxicity assessment in rats exposed to Prestige-like oil by inhalation.

Induction of oxidative DNA damage by the marine toxin okadaic acid depends on human cell type

Initial study on the effects of Prestige oil on human health

Isolation of microsatellite markers and analysis of genetic diversity among east Atlantic populations of the sword razor shell Ensis siliqua: a tool for population management.

Karyotyping chromosomes by electron microscopy. II. A method for the sequential examination of spread and banded metaphases by light and electron microscopy

Male-predominant carboxylesterase expression in the reproductive system of molluscs and insects: immunochemical and biochemical similarity between Mytilus male associated polypeptide (MAP) and Drosophila sex-specific esterase S.

Monitoring follow up of two areas affected by the Prestige oil four years after the spillage

NOR activity in larval and juvenile mussels (Mytilus gallopro vincialis Lmk.)

Okadaic acid induces morphological changes, apoptosis and cell cycle alterations in different human cell types ⬇️

Okadaic acid meet and greet: an insight into detection methods, response strategies and genotoxic effects in marine invertebrates

Okadaic acid: more than a diarrheic toxin.

Origin and evolution of Mytilus mussel satellite DNAs

Polyploidy in a natural population of mussel, Mytilus trossulus

Relationship between blood concentrations of heavy metals and cytogenetic and endocrine parameters among subjects involved in cleaning coastal areas affected by the 'Prestige' tanker oil spill

Sharp decrease of genetic variation in two Spanish localities of razor clam Ensis siliqua: natural fluctuation or Prestige oil spill effects?

The CHROMEVALOA database: a resource for the evaluation of Okadaic Acid contamination in the marine environment based on the chromatin-associated transcriptome of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

The Organic Selenium Compound Selenomethionine Modulates Bleomycin-Induced DNA Damage and Repair in Human Leukocytes

The marine toxin okadaic acid induces alterations in the expression level of cancer-related genes in human neuronal cells.

Two different size classes of 5S rDNA units coexisting in the same tandem array in the razor clam Ensis macha: is this region suitable for phylogeographic studies?

Use of three bivalve species for biomonitoring a polluted estuarine environment