Effect of formaldehyde inhalation on rabbit nasal mucosa: a light microscopic study—an animal model for inhalational irritants on nasal mucosa

Abstract Background Formaldehyde is associated with many adverse health effects and is classified as a human carcinogen. Formaldehyde is highly water-soluble and readily absorbed and metabolized by the respiratory mucosa upon inhalation. The histopathological effects of formaldehyde on the nasal muc...

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Main Authors: Wael Mohamed Adel AbdelKafy, Reham Farouk Zittoon, Ashraf Saad Abou-Halawa, Ereny Fekry Youssef Makary, Mohamed Rifaat Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-05-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43163-021-00108-7