Nanoplastics in a Neuron (IMAGE)

Duke University Medical Center

Nanoplastics in a Neuron

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Plastic nanoparticles (green), visible under a microscope, co-mingling with protein aggregates(red) in neuronal lysosomes (blue). Typically, concentrations of the protein aggregates are so small, they would not be viable at this level.

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