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• Perrault, J. R., J. R. Schmid, C. J. Walsh, J. E. Yordy, A. D. Tucker. 2014. Brevetoxin exposure, oxidative stress and plasma protein electrophoretic profiles in Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) in southwest Flroida. Harmful Algae. In review.
• Walsh, C. J., C. A. Luer, J. E. Yordy, T. Cantu, J. Miedema, S. R. Leggett, B. Leigh, P. Adams, M. Ciesla, C. Bennett, A. B. Bodine. 2013. Epigonal conditioned media from bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, induces apoptosis in a T-cell leukemia cell line, Jurkat E6-1. Marine Drugs. 11(9):3224-3257; doi:10:3390/md11093224. Impact Factor: 3.978
• Dorsey, M., C. J. Walsh, B. Kirkpatrick, J. Romeo, R. Sanko, L. E. Fleming, J. W. Sleasman. Brevetoxin inhibits IL-8 production in the airways of asthmatics. Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. In review.
• Fleming, L. E., B. Kirkpatrick, L. C. Backer, C. J. Walsh, K. Nierenberg, J. Clark, A. Reich, J. Hollenbeck, J. Benson, Y. S. Cheng, J. Naar, R. Pierce, A. J. Bourdelais, W. M. Abraham, G. Kirkpatrick, J. Zaias, A. Wanner, E. Mendes, S. Shalat, P. Hoagland, W. Stephan, S. Watkins, T. Clarke, D. G. Baden. 2011. Review of Florida Red Tide and Human Health Effects. Harmful Algae. 10(2):224-233.
• Walsh, C. J., S. R. Leggett, B. J. Carter, C. Colle. 2010. Effects of brevetoxin exposure on the immune system of loggerhead sea turtles. Aquatic Toxicol. 97:293-303.
• Walsh C. J., S. R. Leggett, M. S. Henry, P. C. Blum, S. Osborn, R. H. Pierce. 2009. Cellular metabolism of brevetoxin (PbTx-2) by a monocyte cell line (U-937). Toxicon 53(1):135-145.
• Walsh, C. J., S. R. Leggett, K. Strohbehn, R. H. Pierce, J. W. Sleasman. 2008. Effects of in vitro brevetoxin exposure on apoptosis and cellular metabolism in a leukemic T cell line (Jurkat). Marine Drugs 6: 291-307.
• Walsh, C. J., J. E. Stuckey, H. Cox, B. Smith, C. Funke, J. Stott, C. Colle, J. Gaspard, C. A. Manire. 2007. Production of nitric oxide by peripheral blood mononuclear cells from the Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 118(3-4):199-209.
• Wyffels, J. T., C. A. Luer, C. J. Walsh, A. B. Bodine. 2007. In vivo exposure of clearnose skates, Raja eglanteria, to ionizing X-radiation: Acute effects on the peripheral blood, spleen, and epigonal and Leydig organs. Fish Shellfish Immunol 23(2):401-418.
• Luer, C. A., C. J. Walsh, A. B. Bodine, J. T. Wyffels. 2007. Normal embryonic development in the clearnose skate, Raja eglanteria, with experimental observations on artificial insemination. Environ Biol Fishes 80:239-255.
• Walsh, C. J., C. A. Luer, A. B. Bodine, C. A. Smith, H. L. Cox, D. R. Noyes, M. Gasparetto. 2006. Elasmobranch immune cells as a source of novel tumor cell inhibitors: Implications for public health. Integrative Comp Biol 46(6):1072-1081.
• Gelsleichter, J., C. J. Walsh, N. J. Szabo, L. E. L. Rasmussen. 2006. Organochlorine concentrations, reproductive physiology, and immune function in unique populations of freshwater Atlantic stingrays (Dasyatis sabina) From Florida’s St. Johns River. Chemosphere 63:1506-1522.
• Walsh, C. J., J. D. Toranto, C. T. Gilliland, D. R. Noyes, A. B. Bodine, C. A. Luer. 2006. Nitric oxide production by nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) and clearnose skate (Raja eglanteria) peripheral blood leucocytes. Fish Shellfish Immunol 20:40-46.
• Walsh, C. J., C. A. Luer, D. R. Noyes. 2005. Effects of environmental stressors on lymphocyte proliferation in the Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 103(3-4):255-264.
• Wyffels, J. T., C. J. Walsh, C. A. Luer, A. B. Bodine. 2005. In vivo exposure of clearnose skates, Raja eglanteria, to ionizing X-radiation: Acute effects on the thymus. Dev Comp Immunol 29(4):315-331.
• Anderson, M. K., A. L. Miracle, X. Sun, C. A. Luer, C. J. Walsh, E. V. Rothenberg, G. W. Litman. 2004. Evolutionary origins of lymphocytes: Ensembles of T-cell and B-cell transcriptional regulators in a cartilaginous fish. J Immunol 172:5851-5860.
• Manire, C. A., C. J. Walsh, H. L. Rhinehart, D. E. Colbert, D. R. Noyes, C. A. Luer. 2003. Alterations in blood and urine parameters in Florida manatees, Trichechus manatus latirostris, from simulated conditions of release following rehabilitation. Zoo Biol 22(2):103-120.
• Walsh, C. J., C. A. Luer, J. T. Wyffels, A. B. Bodine. 2002. Dexamethasone-induced apoptosis in immune cells from peripheral circulation and lymphomyeloid tissues of juvenile clearnose skates, Raja eglanteria. Dev Comp Immunol 26(7):629-639.
• Bossart, G. D., R. Y. Ewing, M. Lowe, M. Sweat, S. J. Decker, C. J. Walsh, S. J. Ghim, A. B. Jenson. 2002. Viral papillomatosis in Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Exptl Mol Pathol 72(1):37-48.
• Miracle, A. L., M. K. Anderson, R. T. Litman, C. J. Walsh, C. A. Luer, E. V. Rothenberg, G. W. Litman. 2001. Complex expression patterns of lymphocyte-specific genes during the development of cartilaginous fish implicate unique lymphoid tissues in generating an immune repertoire. Internat Immunol 13:567-580.
• Walsh, C. J., C. A. Luer. 1998. Comparative phagocytic and pinocytic activities of leucocytes from peripheral blood and lymphomyeloid tissues of the nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum Bonaterre) and the clearnose skate (Raja eglanteria Bosc). Fish & Shellfish Immunol 8:197-215.
• Luer, C. A., C. J. Walsh, A. B. Bodine, J. T. Wyffels, T. R. Scott. 1995. The elasmobranch thymus: anatomical, histological, and preliminary functional characterization. J Exp Zool 273(4):342-354.
• Walsh, C. J., A. B. Bodine, T. R. Scott. 1991. A co-mitogenic assay for assessing the effects of aflatoxin B1 on interleukin 1 production in bovine macrophages. Drug Dev Res 24(2):157 166.
• Walsh, C. J., R. L. Thomas, M. E. Kunkel. 1989. The use of metallic ultrafiltration membranes to assess calcium availability in vitro. Food Chem 32:307-317.
• Bodine, A. B., C. A. Luer, S. Gangjee, C. J. Walsh. 1989. In vitro metabolism of the pro-carcinogen aflatoxin B1 by liver preparations of the calf, nurse shark and clearnose skate. Comp Biochem Physiol 94C(2):447-453.

Book Chapters

• Walsh, C. J., C. A. Luer. 2014. Leukocyte function in elasmobranch species: Phagocytosis, chemotaxis, and cytotoxicty. In: “Immunobiology of Sharks.” (S. Smith, R. Sim eds.). In press.
• Walsh, C. J., C. A. Luer. 2014. In vitro culture of elasmobranch cells. In: “Immunobiology of Sharks.” (S. Smith, R Sim eds.). In press.
• Luer, C. A., C. J. Walsh, A. B. Bodine. 2014. Sites of immune cell production in elasmobranch fishes: lymphomyeloid tissues and organs. In: “Immunobiology of Sharks”, (S. Smith, R. Sim, eds.). In press.
• Luer, C. A., C. J. Walsh, A. B. Bodine. 2012. Recent Advances in Elasmobranch Immunology. In: “The Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives “ (J. Carrier, M. Heithaus, J. Musick, eds) CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 403-420.
• Luer, C. A., C. J. Walsh, A. B. Bodine. 2012. Sites of Immune Cell Production in Elasmobranch Fishes: Lymphomyeloid Tissues and Organs. In: “Immunobiology of Sharks.” (S. Smith, ed.). In review.
• Luer, C. A., C. J. Walsh, A. B. Bodine. 2004. The Immune System of Sharks, Skates, and Rays. In: “The Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives.” (J. Carrier, J. Musick, M. Heithaus, eds.) CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. pp.369-395.
• Walsh, C. J., C. A. Luer. 2004. Elasmobranch Hematology: Identification of Cell Types and Practical Applications. In: “Elasmobranch Husbandry Manual: Proceedings of the First International Elasmobranch Husbandry Symposium, 2001.” (M. Smith, D. Warmolts, D. Thoney, R. Hueter, eds.) Ohio Biological Survey, Columbus, OH, pp. 309-326.