High temperature induced apoptosis and oxidative stress in pufferfish blood cells.
Apoptosis had a high correlation with the increased ROS and cf-Ca2+production.
The p53–Bax pathway and the caspase-dependent apoptotic pathway were involved in high temperature stress-induced apoptosis in pufferfish blood cells.
Antioxidant enzymes and heat shock proteins protected the blood cells against oxidative stress.