Most-cited papers on exposure tissues microplastics metabolic disease

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1. Uptake and Effects of Microplastics on Cells and Tissue of the Blue Mussel <i>Mytilus edulis</i> L. after an Experimental Exposure

   2012 · Environmental Science & Technology · Moos, Nadia von, Burkhardt‐Holm, Patricia, Köhler, Angela

   1,632 cited

2. Tissue accumulation of microplastics in mice and biomarker responses suggest widespread health risks of exposure

   2017 · Scientific Reports · Deng, Yongfeng, Zhang, Yan, Lemos, Bernardo et al.

   1,391 cited

3. Toxic effects of exposure to microplastics with environmentally relevant shapes and concentrations: Accumulation, energy metabolism and tissue damage in oyster Crassostrea gigas

   2020 · Environmental Pollution · Teng, Jia, Zhao, Jianmin, Zhu, Xiaopeng et al.

   220 cited

4. Toxicity and Functional Tissue Responses of Two Freshwater Fish after Exposure to Polystyrene Microplastics

   2021 · Toxics · Kaloyianni, Martha, Bobori, Dimitra, Xanthopoulou, Despoina et al.

   84 cited

5. Biodynamics of mercury in mussel tissues as a function of exposure pathway: natural vs microplastic routes

   2019 · The Science of The Total Environment · Rivera-Hernández, José R., Fernández, Beatriz, Santos-Echeandía, Juan et al.

   78 cited

6. Evidence on Invasion of Blood, Adipose Tissues, Nervous System and Reproductive System of Mice After a Single Oral Exposure: Nanoplastics versus Microplastics.

   2022 · PubMed · Yang, Zuo Sen, Bai, Ying Long, Jin, Cui Hong et al.

   62 cited

7. Occurrence and exposure analysis of microplastic in the gut and muscle tissue of riverine fish in Kermanshah province of Iran

   2021 · Marine Pollution Bulletin · Makhdoumi, Pouran, Hossini, Hooshyar, Nazmara, Zohreh et al.

   53 cited

8. Bioaccumulation of microplastics in the edible tissues of fish collected from urban lakes of Bangladesh: a potential exposure to public health

   2023 · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · Nath, Jayasree, Parvin, Fahmida, Tareq, Shafi M.

   25 cited

9. Commentary: Tissue accumulation of microplastics in mice and biomarker responses suggest widespread health risks of exposure

   2017 · Frontiers in Environmental Science · Tang, Bor Luen

   19 cited

10. In Vivo Tissue Distribution of Microplastics and Systemic Metabolomic Alterations After Gastrointestinal Exposure

    2023 · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · Garcia, Marcus, Romero, Aaron S., Merkley, Seth D. et al.

    18 cited

11. Tissue Accumulation of Microplastics and Toxic Effects: Widespread Health Risks of Microplastics Exposure

    2020 · ˜The œhandbook of environmental chemistry · Deng, Yongfeng, Yan, Zehua, Zhu, Qiande et al.

    16 cited

12. Chronic exposure to low concentrations of microplastics causing gut tissue damage but non-significant changes in the microbiota of marine medaka larvae (Oryzias melastigma)

    2024 · Marine Environmental Research · Wen, Shaobai, Yin, Xiuran, Zhang, Yankun et al.

    16 cited

13. An Analysis of Suspected Microplastics in the Muscle and Gastrointestinal Tissues of Fish from Sarasota Bay, FL: Exposure and Implications for Apex Predators and Seafood Consumers

    2024 · Environments · Conger, Eric, Dziobak, Miranda, McCabe, Elizabeth J. Berens et al.

    12 cited

14. Microplastic exposure reduced the defecation rate, altered digestive enzyme activities, and caused histological and ultracellular changes in the midgut tissues of the ground beetle (Blaps polychresta)

    2024 · Journal of Insect Physiology · Kholy, Samar El, Ayorinde, Taiwo, Sayes, Christie M. et al.

    12 cited

15. Microplastic co-exposure elevates cadmium accumulation in mouse tissue after rice consumption: Mechanisms and health implications

    2024 · Journal of Hazardous Materials · Chen, Shan, Gan, H.P., Lin, Xin-Ying et al.

    11 cited

16. Effect of Polystyrene Microplastic Exposure on Individual, Tissue, and Gene Expression in Juvenile Crucian Carp (Carassius auratus)

    2024 · Fishes · Huang, Yuequn, Li, Wenjing, Li, Wenjing et al.

    6 cited