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01.identification-of-pharmaceuticals-and-environmental-MC1yLXMtci0wLTM

Identification of pharmaceuticals and environmental contaminants as obesogens inducing a locomotion-independent thrifty phenotype

 

Journal
Communications Biology, Vol. 9 (2026), 571.

 

Authors

Sara Al Kassir, Théo Mercé, Laure M. Bourcier, Sandra Pedemay, Magalie Soares, Anja Knoll-Gellida, Patrick J. Babin

 

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02.a-2024-inventory-of-test-OTc1MzEtci1zLXItMC0z

A 2024 inventory of test methods relevant to thyroid hormone system disruption for human health and environmental regulatory hazard assessment

 

Journal
Open Research Europe, Vol. 4 (2024), 242.

 

Authors
Lucia Vergauwen, Lola Bajard, Sabrina Tait, Ingrid Langezaal, Anita Sosnowska, Alessandra Roncaglioni, Ellen Hessel, Annick D van den Brand, Ann-Cathrin Haigis, Jiří Novák, Klára Hilscherová, Natalia Buławska, Nafsika Papaioannou, Elisavet Renieri, Eliana Spilioti, Anastasia Spyropoulou, Arno C Gutleb, Henrik Holbech, Dimitra Nikolopoulou, Miriam N Jacobs, Dries Knapen

 

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03.combined-effects-of-herbicides-and-MTk1MDYyLXItcy1yLTAtMw

Combined effects of herbicides and insecticides reduce biomass of sensitive aquatic invertebrates

 

Journal
Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 946 (2024), 174343.

 

Authors
Liana Liebmann, Verena C. Schreiner, Philipp Vormeier, Oliver Weisner, Matthias Liess

 

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6

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04.an-in-vitro-model-system-MjkyNTkzLXItcy1yLTAtMw

An in vitro model system for testing chemical effects on microbiome-immune interactions – examples with BPX and PFAS mixtures

 

Journal
Frontiers in Immunology, Vol. 15 (2024), 1298971.

 

Authors
Florence Fischer, Arkadiusz Pierzchalski, Sarah Riesbeck, Alix Sarah Aldehoff, Victor Alfonso Castaneda-Monsalve, Sven-Bastiaan Haange, Martin von Bergen, Ulrike Elisabeth Rolle-Kampczyk, Nico Jehmlich, Ana Claudia Zenclussen, Gunda Herberth

 

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5

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05.latent-pesticide-effects-and-their-MzkwMTI0LXItcy1yLTAtMw

Latent pesticide effects and their mechanisms

 

Journal
Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 909 (2024), 168368.

 

Authors
Matthias Liess, Jonas Gröning

 

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6

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