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Polystyrene nanoplastics disrupt glucose metabolism and cortisol levels with a possible link to behavioural changes in larval zebrafish.
Communications biology - 1 Jan 2019
Brun Nadja R, van Hage Patrick, Hunting Ellard R, Haramis Anna-Pavlina G, Vink Suzanne C, Vijver Martina G, Schaaf Marcel J M, Tudorache Christian
Abstract excerpt
Plastic nanoparticles originating from weathering plastic waste are emerging contaminants in aquatic environments, with unknown modes of action in aquatic organisms. Recent studies suggest that internalised nanoplastics may disrupt processes related to energy metabolism. Such disruption can be crucial for organisms during development and may ultimately lead to changes in behaviour. Here, we investigated the link...
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