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Quantum Dots: Linking Subcellular Disturbance to Physiological Behavior and Toxicity Induced by Quantum Dots in Caenorhabditis elegans (Small 23/2016)
Author(s) -
Wang Qin,
Zhou Yanfeng,
Song Bin,
Zhong Yiling,
Wu Sicong,
Cui Rongrong,
Cong Haixia,
Su Yuanyuan,
Zhang Huimin,
He Yao
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201670112
Subject(s) - caenorhabditis elegans , quantum dot , endocytosis , internalization , endosome , toxicity , nanotechnology , biology , biophysics , chemistry , materials science , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , receptor , gene , organic chemistry , intracellular
The systematic physiological behavior and toxicity of quantum dots (QDs) of three different sizes in Caenorhabditis elegans ( C. elegans ) is investigated by H. M. Zhang, Y. He, and co‐workers on page 3143. Endocytosis and nutrition storage are disrupted by QDs, which likely accounts for the severe deterioration in growth and longevity of C. elegans. The cover image shows the QDs exhibiting size‐dependent distribution in the digestive tract of C. elegans , and the endosomes aggregating after internalization of QDs.