Thá, Emanoela
Ma-Hock, Lan
Rueckel, Markus
Gruendling, Till
Wohlleben, Wendel
Reck, Bernd
Landsiedel, Robert
Funding for this research was provided by:
Freie Universität Berlin
Article History
Received: 22 August 2025
Accepted: 17 December 2025
First Online: 17 January 2026
Declarations
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: All animal experiments were conducted in an AAALAC-approved laboratory and in accordance with the German Animal Welfare Act and the European Council Directive. This study was approved by local authorities (Landesuntersuchungsamt Rheinland-Pfalz (Koblenz, Germany)) with approval number 23 177-07/G 22-3-062.
: Not applicable.
: ELT, LMH, MR, TG, WW and RL are employed by BASF SE, a chemical company producing and marketing polymers. BR was employed by BASF SE during the study and is now retired.