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From particle size to brain function: a zebrafish-based review of micro/nanoplastic-induced neurobehavioral toxicity and mechanistic pathways

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Da Sun, Baihui Wu, Jianting Yue, Guang Zeng, Rongbing Chen, Jia Chen

Summary

This review uses zebrafish as a model to examine how micro- and nanoplastics cause neurobehavioral toxicity, linking particle size to brain function disruption. Researchers summarize evidence that these plastic particles impair fish behavior and cause molecular-level damage in the nervous system. The findings highlight the growing concern that micro- and nanoplastics are emerging neurotoxicants in aquatic environments.

Body Systems

Micro- and nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) are emerging neurotoxicants in aquatic environments, with increasing evidence linking their presence to behavioral impairments and molecular disruption in fish.

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