Pagano, GiovanniBrouziotis, Antonios ApostolosLyons, DanielCarapar, IvanaOral, RahimeTez, SerkanThomas, Philippe J. J.2024-08-252024-08-2520230007-48611432-0800https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-023-03701-zhttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/99966Rare earth elements (REEs) cerium (Ce) and lanthanum (La) and their combination were tested across a concentration range, from toxic (10(-4) to 10(-5) M) to lower concentrations (10(-6) to 10(-8) M) for their effects on sea urchin (Sphaerechinus granularis) sperm. A significantly decreased fertilization rate (FR) was found for sperm exposed to 10(-5) M Ce, La and their combination, opposed to a significant increase of FR following 10(-7) and 10(-8) M REE sperm exposure. The offspring of REE-exposed sperm showed significantly increased developmental defects following sperm exposure to 10(-5) M REEs vs. untreated controls, while exposure to 10(-7) and 10(-8) M REEs resulted in significantly decreased rates of developmental defects. Both of observed effects-on sperm fertilization success and on offspring quality-were closely exerted by Ce or La or their combination.en10.1007/s00128-023-03701-zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRare earth elementsFertilizationDevelopmental defectsTransmissible effectsHormesisRare-Earth-ElementsAnimal HealthHormesisGrowthPerformanceToxicityArticle1103WOS:0009508481000012-s2.0-8515031342436922429Q2Q3