Plastic ingestion in birds is a widespread phenomenon of increasing concern. However, little is known about how exposure to microplastics (MP) affects the health of birds. In other organisms, MP exposure alters lipid metabolism and composition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCellular nucleic acids are subject to assault by endogenous and exogenous agents that can perturb the flow of genetic information. Oxidative stress leads to the accumulation of 8-oxoguanine (8OG) in DNA and RNA. 8OG lesions on mRNA negatively impact translation, but their effect on global RNA-protein interactions is largely unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlastic pollution can pose a threat to birds. Yet, little is known about the sublethal effects of ingested microplastics (MP), and the effects of MP < 1 mm in birds remain unknown. This study therefore aimed at evaluating the toxicity of environmentally relevant polypropylene and polyethylene particles collected in the Norwegian coast in growing Japanese quail ().
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