Sister-chromatid exchanges in lymphocytes of anatomy students exposed to formaldehyde-embalming solution.
Sister-chromatid exchanges measured in the peripheral lymphocytes of 8 non-smoking persons after exposure to formaldehyde-embalming solution during a 10-week anatomy class showed a small (P = 0.02) average increase when compared with samples obtained from the same individuals immediately before exposure began. Breathing-zone air samples collected during dissection procedures showed a mean concentration of 1.2 ppm (1.5 mg/m3) formaldehyde.
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D000328:Adult; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000633:toxicity; D000715:Anatomy; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004615:Embalming; D005260:Female; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008834:Microclimate; D012854:Sister Chromatid Exchange / Q000187:drug effects*; D012996:Solutions; D013334:Students
D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D012996:Solutions; D005557:Formaldehyde