Effects of Perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) on amphibian body and liver condition: Is lipid metabolism being perturbed throughout metamorphosis?

10.4231/3BAH-5V53

Abby Valachovic , Anna G. Bushong , C. Melman Neill , Maria S. Sepúlveda , Meredith Scherer , Sophia R. Horn , Tyler D Hoskins , Youn Jeong Choi

01/01/2025

PFAS may interact with peroxisome proliferator activated receptors and alter lipid homeostasis. Using the model Xenopus laevis, we investigated the effect of PPFAS on lipid homeostasis.

Amphibian Ecotoxicology aquatic toxicology liver PFAS PPARs xenopus laevis