Exacerbation of polyethylene microplastics in animal models of DSS-induced colitis through damage to intestinal epithelial cell conjunctions

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• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  Current Research in Toxicology

• Publication date

  2025-01-27

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.crtox.2025.100217PMID 39944107PMCID 11815690
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