Microplastics induce transcriptional changes, immune response and behavioral alterations in adult zebrafish

Abstract Microplastics have become pervasive environmental pollutants in both freshwater and marine ecosystems. The presence of microplastics have been recorded in the tissues of many wild fish species, and laboratory studies have demonstrated that microplastics can exert adverse health effects. To...

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Main Authors: Giacomo Limonta, Annalaura Mancia, Assja Benkhalqui, Cristiano Bertolucci, Luigi Abelli, Maria Cristina Fossi, Cristina Panti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52292-5