FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Flow cytometric assessment of morphology, viability, and production of reactive oxygen species of Crassostrea gigas oocytes. Application to Toxic dinoflagellate (Alexandrium minutum) exposure BT AF LE GOIC, Nelly HEGARET, Helene BOULAIS, Myrina BEGUEL, Jean-Philippe LAMBERT, Christophe FABIOUX, Caroline SOUDANT, Philippe AS 1:1;2:1;3:2;4:1;5:1;6:1;7:1; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:; C1 Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement MARin (LEMAR), IUEM, Plouzané, France Laboratoire de Physiologie des Invertébrés, Station Expérimentale d'Argenton, Argenton, France C2 UBO, FRANCE UBO, FRANCE SI BREST SE UMR-LEMAR IUEM IF 2.928 TC 29 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00216/32760/31321.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Pacific oyster;gamete quality;ROS production;viability;flow cytometry;ecotoxicology AB The Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas accounts for a large part of shellfish aquaculture production worldwide. Aspects of morphological and functional characteristics of oyster oocytes remain poorly documented, and traditional techniques, such as microscopic observations of shape or fertilization rate, are time and space consuming. The purpose of this study was to assess for the first time viability and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production of Pacific oyster oocytes using flow cytometry (FCM) and to apply this method to determine oocyte responses to in vitro exposure to the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum. A culture of A. minutum caused a significant increase in oocyte ROS production, which gradually increased with the age of the culture, but viability was not affected. Effect of the supernatant of the same A. minutum culture did not cause any significant modifications of oocyte morphology, viability, or ROS level. This study confirmed that some oocyte cellular characteristics can be assessed using FCM techniques. PY 2014 PD DEC SO Cytometry Part A SN 1552-4922 PU Wiley-blackwell VL 85A IS 12 UT 000345344700010 BP 1049 EP 1056 DI 10.1002/cyto.a.22577 ID 32760 ER EF