Sex hormone disruption induced by biodegradable plastic extracts compared with conventional plastics in H295R cells and adult male zebrafish

Aulia Salmaddiina; Ah-Reum Jo; Mike Williams; Kyungho Choi

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2026.128017

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Sex hormone disruption induced by biodegradable plastic extracts compared with conventional plastics in H295R cells and adult male zebrafish

Aulia Salmaddiina Ah-Reum Jo Mike Williams Kyungho Choi

Environmental Pollution Vol. 398 pp. 128017 · Elsevier BV

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Aulia Salmaddiina, Ah-Reum Jo, Mike Williams, et al. (2026). Sex hormone disruption induced by biodegradable plastic extracts compared with conventional plastics in H295R cells and adult male zebrafish. Environmental Pollution, 398, 128017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2026.128017

Sex hormone disruption induced by biodegradable plastic extracts compared with conventional plastics in H295R cells and adult male zebrafish

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