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How microplastic components influence the immune system and impact on children health: Focus on cancer
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This review examines how bisphenols and phthalates from microplastics affect the immune system during critical developmental periods, and how these immune disruptions may be linked to the development of various diseases including cancer.
The administration of bisphenols and phthalates during critical stages of development affects important immune system components, and the immune function; which might be related to the development of different diseases including cancer.
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