Ingested Polystyrene Nanospheres Translocate to Placenta and Fetal Tissues in Pregnant Rats: Potential Health Implications

Recent studies in experimental animals found that oral exposure to micro- and nano-plastics (MNPs) during pregnancy had multiple adverse effects on outcomes and progeny, although no study has yet identified the translocation of ingested MNPs to the placenta or fetal tissues, which might account for...

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Main Authors: Chelsea M. Cary, Glen M. DeLoid, Zhenning Yang, Dimitrios Bitounis, Marianne Polunas, Michael J. Goedken, Brian Buckley, Byron Cheatham, Phoebe A. Stapleton, Philip Demokritou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Nanomaterials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/13/4/720