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Gut & Microbiome
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Microplastics (MPs): Fate in in vitro human digestive environment and study of the dialogue between epithelium, microbiota and mucus
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
2021
E Fournier,
Lucie Etienne‐Mesmin,
Muriel Mercier‐Bonin,
Stéphanie Blanquet‐Diot
Summary
This study examined what happens to microplastics as they pass through the human digestive system in vitro, studying interactions between plastic particles, gut microbiota, and intestinal mucus. Understanding how the gut processes microplastics is a key step in evaluating their potential health effects.
Body Systems
Study Type
In vitro
International audience