Nanoplastics Toxicity: Disrupting Red Blood Cell Development (IMAGE)

Pusan National University

Nanoplastics Toxicity: Disrupting Red Blood Cell Development

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Polystyrene nanoparticles disrupt red blood cell (RBC) maturation in zebrafish embryos. Nanoparticle exposure increases immature RBCs while reducing mature ones, interfering with heme synthesis.

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Yun Hak Kim from Pusan National University, Korea

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