Publications
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Integrated response of the zebrafish (Danio rerio) cardiovascular system to hypoxia acclimation
Manchester*, E.A., Gillis, T.E. (2025) Journal of Experimental Biology 228 (22) jeb251606 68)
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Temperature matters: acute and latent toxicity of diluted bitumen to developing salmon is potentiated by a modest increase in water temperature.
Calik, D.M., Lin, F., Edgar, M., Kennedy, C.J., Johnston, E.F., Farrell, A.P., Gillis, T.E.*, Alderman, S.L.* (2025). Aquatic Toxicology 283:107347. *co-senior authors Abstract: Heavy crude oil, like bitumen, is used globally for plastics, petrochemicals and road surfacing. Canada’s oil sands are the world’s third largest crude oil reserve, and diluted…
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The influence of triiodothyronine on the immune response and extracellular matrix remodeling during zebrafish heart regeneration.
Long, R.B.*, Bullingham, O.M.N.**, Baylis, B., Dutcher, J., Gillis, T.E., (2025). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative
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A physiological model of cardiac fibrosis to maintain function in the Cold. Invited commentary
Gillis, T.E. (2025). Acta Physiologica 241 (6), e70050
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Integrated Response of the Circulatory System | Integrated Responses of the Heart to Acute Changes in Temperature.
Shiels, H.A., Gillis, T.E., Vornanen, M. Gamperl, A.K. Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology, Second Edition
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Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Fish Cardiomyocytes.
H.A. Shiels, T.E. Gillis. Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology, Second Edition.
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Integrated Response of the Circulatory System |Cardiac thermal acclimation and adaption to extreme temperatures.
Gillis, T.E., Shiels, H.A., Vornanen, M., and Gamperl, A.K. Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology, Second Edition.
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Mitochondria from the systemic heart of Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii) are insensitive to one hour of anoxia followed by reoxygenation
Yutsyschyna*, M.A., Shaftoe,* J.B., and Gillis, T.E. (2024). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular
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Effects of hemodynamic load on cardiac remodelling in fish and mammals the value of comparative models
Shaftoe*, J.B., and Gillis, T.E. (2024) Journal of Experimental Biology 227 (20), jeb247836
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The integrated cellular response of the zebrafish heart to thermal acclimation
Shaftoe, J.S*., Geddes-McAlister, J., and Gillis, T.E., (2024) Journal of Experimental Biology 227 (20) jeb247522
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Anoxia Tolerance in the Pacific Hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii).
M.A. Yutsyschyna and T.E. Gillis. Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology, Second Edition.
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Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology 2nd Edition: From Mechanism to Application
Alderman, S.L., and Gillis, T.E. (2024) Academic Press. About: Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology, Second Edition is a comprehensive, introductory-level reference work that aims to unite readers in the wonders of this discipline. Chapters highlight where physiological systems and processes are conserved across vertebrate groups, which supports the use of fish as a vertebrate model…
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A revised perspective on the evolution of troponin I and troponin T in vertebrates
Joyce, W., Ripley, D.M., Gillis, T.E., Coward-Black, A., Shiels, H.A., & Hoffmann, F.G., (2023) Genome Biology and Evolution
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Cardiac remodeling caused by cold acclimation is reversible with rewarming in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Jared B. Shaftoe, Elizabeth A. Manchester, Todd E. Gillis, (2023) Cardiac remodeling caused by cold acclimation is reversible with rewarming in zebrafish (Danio rerio) Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology
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Age matters: Comparing life-stage responses to diluted bitumen exposure in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
Perugini, G., Edgar, M., Lin, F., Kennedy, C.J., Farrell, A.P., Gillis, T.E., Alderman S.L. (2022) Aquatic Toxicology 253:106350 Abstract: Millions of liters of diluted bitumen (dilbit), a crude oil product from Canada’s oil sands region, is transported through critical Pacific salmon habitat each day. While the toxicity of the water-soluble fraction of dilbit…
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Age matters: Comparing life-stage responses to diluted bitumen exposure in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
Gabrielle Perugini, Mackenzie Edgar, Feng Lin, Christopher J. Kennedy, Anthony P. Farrell, Todd E. Gillis, Sarah L. Alderman (2022)
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Diluted Bitumen Affects Multiple Physiological Systems in Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Embryo to Juvenile Life Stages
Feng Lin, Sarah L. Alderman, Todd E. Gillis, and Christopher J. Kennedy Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry—Volume 41, Number 8—pp. 1937–1949, 2022
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Regulation of collagen deposition in the trout heart during thermal acclimation
Elizabeth F. Johnston , Todd E. Gillis. Current Research in Physiology. Volume 5, 2022, Pages 99-108
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Mitogen-activated protein kinases contribute to temperature-induced cardiac remodelling in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Y. Ding, E. F. Johnston, and T. E. Gillis Journal of Comparative Physiology B (2022) 192:61–76
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Cold acclimation induces life stage-specific responses in the cardiac proteome of western painted turtles (Chrysemys picta bellii): implications for anoxia tolerance
S.L. Alderman, C.L. Riggs, T.E. Bullingham, O.M.N., Gillis, D.E. Warren Journal of Experimental Biology (2021) 224, jeb242387. doi:10.1242/jeb.242387
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Diluted bitumen affects multiple physiological systems in sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) embryo to juvenile life stages
Lin, F., Alderman, S.L., Gillis, T.E., Kennedy, C.J. (2022) Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 41:1937-1949 Abstract: An understanding of the risks associated with diluted bitumen (dilbit) transport through Pacific salmon habitat necessitates the identi cation and quanti cation of hazards posed to early life stages. Sockeye from the embryo to juvenile stage (8…
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Cold-acclimation induces life stage-specific responses in the cardiac proteome of Western painted turtles (Chrysemys picta bellii): implications for anoxia tolerance
Alderman, S.L., Riggs, C.L., Bullingham, O.M.N., Gillis, T.E., Warren, D.E. (2021) Journal of Experimental Biology 224:jeb242387 Abstract: Western painted turtles (Chrysemys picta bellii) are the most anoxia-tolerant tetrapod. Survival time improves at low temperature and during ontogeny, such that adults acclimated to 3°C survive far longer without oxygen than either warm-acclimated…
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Surviving anoxia: the maintenance of energy production and tissue integrity during anoxia and reoxygenation
Georgina K. Cox and Todd E. Gillis. Journal of Experimental Biology (2020) 223,
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Growing up gator: a proteomic perspective on cardiac maturation in an oviparous reptile, the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
Alderman, S.L., Crossley, D.A., Elsey, R.M., Gillis, T.E. (2020) Journal of Comparative Physiology B 190:243-252 Abstract: We recently described lasting changes in the cardiac proteome of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) reared under hypoxic conditions, that resemble what embryos encounter in natural nests. While these changes were consistent with functional differences in…