M Helena Costa

2020

Effect of season and proximate composition on the Br, As, Cd and Pb contents in different kinds of key foods consumed in Portugal

Ventura, M., Cardoso, C., Bandarra, N. M., Delgado, I., Coelho, I., Gueifão, S., Martins, M. S. S. G., Costa, M. H. & Castanheira, I., 1 May 2020, In : International Journal Of Food Science And Technology. 55, 5, p. 2219-2231

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1 Citation (Scopus)

2019

Advances on assessing nanotoxicity in marine fish – the pros and cons of combining an ex vivo approach and histopathological analysis in gills

Mieiro, C. L., Martins, M., da Silva, M., Coelho, J. P., Lopes, C. B., da Silva, A. A., Alves, J., Pereira, E., Pardal, M., Costa, M. H. & Pacheco, M., 1 Dec 2019, In : Aquatic Toxicology. 217, 105322.

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2 Citations (Scopus)

An assessment of the ability to ingest and excrete microplastics by filter-feeders: A case study with the Mediterranean mussel

Gonçalves, C., Martins, M., Sobral, P., Costa, P. M. & Costa, M. H., 1 Feb 2019, In : Environmental Pollution. 245, p. 600-606 7 p.

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25 Citations (Scopus)

2018

A morphoanatomical approach to the adaptive features of the epidermis and proboscis of a marine Polychaeta: Eulalia viridis (Phyllodocida: Phyllodocidae)

Rodrigo, A. P., Martins, C., Costa, M. H., Alves de Matos, A. P. & Costa, P. M., 1 Nov 2018, In : Journal Of Anatomy. 233, 5, p. 567-579 13 p.

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5 Citations (Scopus)

Co-exposure to environmental carcinogens in vivo induces neoplasia-related hallmarks in low-genotoxicity events, even after removal of insult

Martins, M., Silva, A., Costa, M. H., Miguel, C. & Costa, P. M., 1 Dec 2018, In : Scientific Reports. 8, 1, 3649.

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Development of a method for the detection of polystyrene microplastics in paraffin-embedded histological sections

Gonçalves, C., Martins, M., Costa, M. H. & Costa, P. M., 1 Feb 2018, In : Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 149, 2, p. 187-191 5 p.

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6 Citations (Scopus)

2017

Contrasting morphological and DNA barcode-suggested species boundaries among shallow-water amphipod fauna from the southern European Atlantic coast

Lobo, J., Ferreira, M. S. G., Antunes, I. C., Teixeira, M. A. L., Borges, L. M. S., Sousa, R., Gomes, P. A., Costa, M. H., Cunha, M. R., Costa, F. O. & Hogg, I., Feb 2017, In : Genome. 60, 2, p. 147-157 11 p.

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17 Citations (Scopus)

DNA metabarcoding for high-throughput monitoring of estuarine macrobenthic communities

Lobo, J., Shokralla, S., Costa, M. H., Hajibabaei, M. & Costa, F. O., 1 Dec 2017, In : Scientific Reports. 7, 1, 15618.

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29 Citations (Scopus)

2016

Applying quantitative and semi-quantitative histopathology to address the interaction between sediment-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in fish gills

Martins, M. S. S. G., Santos, J. M., Costa, M. H. & Costa, P. M., Sep 2016, In : Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 131, p. 164-171

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7 Citations (Scopus)

Comparing the genotoxicity of a potentially carcinogenic and a noncarcinogenic PAH, singly, and in binary combination, on peripheral blood cells of the European sea bass

Martins, M. S. S. G., Ferreira, A. M., Costa, M. H. & Costa, P. M., Nov 2016, In : Environmental Toxicology. 31, 11, p. 1307-1318 12 p.

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12 Citations (Scopus)

Effects of the increase of temperature and CO₂ concentration on polychaetae Nereis diversicolor: simulating extreme scenarios of climate change in marine sediments

Pereira, K. C., Costa, P. M., Costa, M. H., Luque, Á., DelValls, T. A. & López, I. R., Jun 2016, In : Hydrobiologia. 772, 1, p. 161-174 14 p.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

Environmental risk assessment in a contaminated estuary: An integrated weight of evidence approach as a decision support tool

Caeiro, S., Vaz-Fernandes, P., Martinho, A. P., Costa, P. M., Silva, M. J., Lavinha, J., Matias-Dias, C., Machado, A., Castanheira, I. & Costa, M. H., 8 Mar 2016, (Accepted/In press) In : Ocean & Coastal Management. 143, p. 51-62

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6 Citations (Scopus)

Starting a DNA barcode reference library for shallow water polychaetes from the southern European Atlantic coast

Lobo, J., Teixeira, M. A. L., Borges, L. M. S., Ferreira, M. S. G., Hollatz, C., Gomes, P. T., Sousa, R., Ravara, A., Costa, M. H. & Costa, F. O., 1 Jan 2016, In : Molecular Ecology Resources. 16, 1, p. 298-313 16 p.

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37 Citations (Scopus)

With a little help from DNA barcoding: Investigating the diversity of Gastropoda from the Portuguese coast

Borges, L. M. S., Hollatz, C., Lobo, J., Cunha, A. M., Vilela, A. P., Calado, G., Coelho, R., Costa, A. C., Ferreira, M. S. G., Costa, M. H. & Costa, F. O., 15 Feb 2016, In : Scientific Reports. 6, 20226.

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2015

Alterations in juvenile flatfish gill epithelia induced by sediment-bound toxicants: A comparative in situ and ex situ study

Martins, C., Alves de Matos, A. P., Costa, M. H. & Costa, P. M., Dec 2015, In : Marine Environmental Research. 112, Part A, p. 122-130 9 p.

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9 Citations (Scopus)

A Study on the Digestive Physiology of a Marine Polychaete (Eulalia viridis) through Microanatomical Changes of Epithelia During the Digestive Cycle

Rodrigo, A. P., Costa, M. H., Alves De Matos, A. P., Carrapiço, F. & Costa, P. M., 2015, In : Microscopy and Microanalysis. 21, 1, p. 91-101 11 p.

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8 Citations (Scopus)

Effects of carcinogenic versus non-carcinogenic AHR-active PAHs and their mixtures: Lessons from ecological relevance

Martins, M. S. S. G., Santos, J. M., Diniz, M. S., Ferreira, A. M., Costa, M. H. & Costa, P. M., 1 Apr 2015, In : Environmental Research. 138, p. 101-111 11 p.

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12 Citations (Scopus)

2014

An integrative assessment to determine the genotoxic hazard of estuarine sediments: combining cell and whole-organism responses

Costa, P. M. & Costa, M. H. F. R. D., 1 Jan 2014, In : Frontiers in Genetics. 5, NA, p. 437

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12 Citations (Scopus)

Determining oxidative and non-oxidative genotoxic effects driven by estuarine sediment contaminants on a human hepatoma cell line

Costa, P. M. & Costa, M. H. F. R. D., 1 Jan 2014, In : Science of the Total Environment. 478, NA, p. 25–35

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16 Citations (Scopus)

Histopathological findings on Carassius auratus hepatopancreas upon exposure to acrylamide: Correlation with genotoxicity and metabolic alterations

Larguinho, M., Costa, P. M., Sousa, G., Diniz, M. S., Costa, M. H. & Baptista, P., 1 Dec 2014, In : Journal of Applied Toxicology. 34, 12, p. 1293-1302 10 p.

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Human hepatoma cells exposed to estuarine sediment contaminant extracts permitted the differentiation between cytotoxic and pro-mutagenic fractions

Costa, P. M. & Costa, M. H. F. R. D., 1 Jan 2014, In : Environmental Pollution. 185, NA, p. 141-148

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9 Citations (Scopus)

Hypocholesterolaemic pharmaceutical simvastatin disrupts reproduction and population growth of the amphipod Gammarus locusta at the ng/L range

Costa, M. H. F. R. D. & Costa, P. M., 1 Jan 2014, In : Aquatic Toxicology. 155, NA, p. 337–347

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32 Citations (Scopus)

May sediment contamination be xenoestrogenic to benthic fish? A case study with Solea senegalensis

Gonçalves, C., Martins, M. S. S. G., Diniz, M. E. C. D. S., Costa, M. H. F. R. D., Caeiro, S. & Costa, P. M., Aug 2014, In : Marine Environmental Research. 99, p. 170–178

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16 Citations (Scopus)

Microstructural and histochemical advances on the digestive gland of the common cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis L.

Costa, P. M., Rodrigo, A. P. & Costa, M. H. F. R. D., Mar 2014, In : Zoomorphology. 133, 1, p. 59-69

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17 Citations (Scopus)

2013

Adaptive-participative sustainability indicators in Marine Protected Areas: Design and communication.

Costa, M. H. F. R. D. & Ramos, T. A. B., 1 Jan 2013, In : Ocean & Coastal Management. 72, NA, p. 36–45

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29 Citations (Scopus)

A microscopical study of the “chlorophylloid” pigment cells of the marine polychaete Eulalia viridis (L.)

Costa, P. M. & Costa, M. H. F. R. D., 1 Jan 2013, In : Microscopy and Microanalysis. 19, Supplement S4, p. 15-16

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Comparative DNA damage and oxidative effects of carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic sediment-bound PAHs in the gills of a bivalve

Martins, M., Costa, P. M. & Costa, M. H. F. R. D., 1 Jan 2013, In : Aquatic Toxicology. 142-143, NA, p. 85-95

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40 Citations (Scopus)

Development of histopathological indices in a commercial marine bivalve (Ruditapes decussatus) to determine environmental quality

Costa, P. M., Carreira, S., Costa, M. H. F. R. D. & Caeiro, S., 5 Jan 2013, In : Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands). 126, p. 442-454

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70 Citations (Scopus)

Ecological risk assessment of impacted estuarine areas: Integrating histological and biochemical endpoints in wild Senegalese sole

Costa, M. H. F. R. D. & Costa, P. M., 1 Jan 2013, In : Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 95, 1, p. 202-211

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14 Citations (Scopus)

Ecotoxicological heterogeneity in transitional coastal habitats assessed through the integration of biomarkers and sediment-contamination profiles: a case study using a commercial clam

Carreira, S., Costa, P. M., Martins, M., Lobo, J., Costa, M. H. F. R. D. & Caeiro, S., Jan 2013, In : Archives Of Environmental Contamination And Toxicology. 64, 1, p. 97-109

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22 Citations (Scopus)

Enhanced primers for amplification of DNA barcodes from a broad range of marine metazoans

Lobo, J., Costa, P. M., Teixeira, M. A. L., Ferreira, M. S. G., Costa, M. H. F. R. D. & Costa, F. O., 10 Sep 2013, In : Bmc Ecology. 13, 34.

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Integration of sediment contamination with multi-biomarker responses in a novel potential bioindicator (Sepia officinalis) for risk assessment in impacted estuaries

Costa, P. M. & Costa, M. H. F. R. D., 1 Jan 2013, In : Ecotoxicology. 22, 10, p. 1538-1554

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Multi-organ histological observations on juvenile Senegalese soles exposed to low concentrations of waterborne cadmium

Costa, P. M., Caeiro, S. & Costa, M. H. F. R. D., Apr 2013, In : Fish Physiology And Biochemistry. 39, 2, p. 143-158

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18 Citations (Scopus)

Sea warming affects bream (Sparus aurata) tissues and stress proteins (HSP70)

Costa, M. H. F. R. D., 1 Jan 2013, In : Microscopy and Microanalysis. 19, Supplement S4, p. 83-84

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2012

A ranking system for reference libraries of DNA barcodes: Application to marine fish species from Portugal

Costa, M. H. F. R. D., 1 Jan 2012, In : PLoS ONE. 7, 4, p. e35858

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69 Citations (Scopus)

Can the integration of multiple biomarkers and sediment geochemistry aid solving the complexity of sediment risk assessment? A case study with a benthic fish

Costa, P. M. & Costa, M. H. F. R. D., 1 Jan 2012, In : Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). 161, NA, p. 107-20

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35 Citations (Scopus)

Determining DNA strand breakage from embryogenic cell cultures of a conifer species using the singlecell gel electrophoresis assay

Costa, P. M., Milhinhos, A., Horta Simões, M. A., Marum, L. M., Costa, M. H. F. R. D. & Miguel, C., 1 Jan 2012, In : Tree Genetics & Genomes. 8, NA, p. 425–430

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6 Citations (Scopus)

Development and application of a novel histological multichrome technique for clam histopathology

Costa, P. M. & Costa, M. H. F. R. D., 1 Jan 2012, In : Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology. 110, 3, p. 411-4

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14 Citations (Scopus)

Hepatic proteome changes in Solea senegalensis exposed to contaminated estuarine sediments: a laboratory and in situ survey

Costa, P. M. & Costa, M. H. F. R. D., 1 Jan 2012, In : Ecotoxicology (London, England). 21, 4, p. 1194-207

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10 Citations (Scopus)

Impact of remobilized contaminants in Mytilus edulis during dredging operations in a harbour area: bioaccumulation and biomarker responses

Martins, M. S. S. G., Costa, P. M. & Costa, M. H. F. R. D., 1 Jan 2012, In : Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 85, NA, p. 96-103

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41 Citations (Scopus)

Molecular detection of prokaryote and protozoan parasites in the commercial bivalve Ruditapes decussatus from southern Portugal

Costa, P. M. & Costa, M. H. F. R. D., 1 Jan 2012, In : Aquaculture. 370-371, NA, p. 61–67

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7 Citations (Scopus)

2011

Assessment of the genotoxic potential of contaminated estuarine sediments in fish peripheral blood: Laboratory versus in situ studies

Costa, P. M. & Costa, M. H. F. R. D., 1 Jan 2011, In : Environmental Research. 111, 1, p. 25-36

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58 Citations (Scopus)

Broodstock diet effect on sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) endotrophic larvae development: potential for their year-round use in environmental toxicology assessment.

Costa, M. H. F. R. D., 1 Jan 2011, In : Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 74, 4, p. 584-92

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9 Citations (Scopus)

Estuarine ecological risk based on hepatic histopathological indices from laboratory and in situ tested fish

Costa, P. M., Caeiro, S., Lobo, J., Martins, M., Ferreira, A. M., Caetano, M., Vale, C., DelValls, T. Á. & Costa, M. H. F. R. D., 1 Jan 2011, In : Marine Pollution Bulletin. 62, 1, p. 55-65

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52 Citations (Scopus)

Transcriptomic analyses in a benthic fish exposed to contaminated estuarine sediments through laboratory and in situ bioassays

Costa, P. M., Miguel, C. M. & Costa, M. H., 1 Jan 2011, In : Ecotoxicology. 20, 8, p. 1749-1764

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15 Citations (Scopus)

2010

A description of chloride cell and kidney tubule alterations in the flatfish Solea senegalensis exposed to moderately contaminated sediments from the Sado estuary (Portugal)

Costa, P. M., Diniz, M. E. C. D. S. & Costa, M. H. F. R. D., 1 Jan 2010, In : Journal Of Sea Research. 64, 4, p. 465-472

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Alterations to proteome and tissue recovery responses in fish liver caused by a short-term combination treatment with cadmium and benzo[a]pyrene

Costa, P. M., Chicano-Gálvez, E., López-Barea, J., DelValls, T. Á. & Costa, M. H. F. R. D., Oct 2010, In : Environmental Pollution. 158, 10, p. 3338-3346

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