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Maternal exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics impacts developmental milestones and brain structure in mouse offspring

Environmental Science Advances 2023 41 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Nikita Harvey, Grace V. Mercer, Darcie Stapleton, Katherine L. Steeves, Jenna Hanrahan, Megan Cui, Zahra Aghaei, Shoshana Spring, Paul A. Helm, André J. Simpson, Myrna J. Simpson, Christopher K. Macgowan, Ahmet Baschat, John‏ Kingdom, John G. Sled, Karl J. Jobst, Lindsay S. Cahill

Summary

Researchers exposed pregnant mice to polystyrene nanoplastics and studied the effects on their offspring's brain development. The study found that maternal nanoplastic exposure affected developmental milestones and brain structure in the young mice. The findings suggest that nanoplastic exposure during pregnancy may pose risks to fetal brain development, though more research is needed to understand the implications for humans.

Polymers
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Body Systems
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Mouse

Maternal exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics impact postnatal brain development in mouse offspring. This work motivates further studies to determine the levels of nanoplastics in the environment.

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