Abstract:
:Formaldehyde vapor levels were evaluated in a histological fixative laboratory and environments where anatomical pieces treated with this fixative are stored or handled. Formaldehyde concentration in the air may reach values up to 9 times higher than that established (0.3 ppm) by the international official surveillance bureaus. These results emphasize the need to perform these activities in an environment with good exhaust conditions in view of the deleterious effects of formaldehyde. Therefore, we designed a practical modular mechanical device to carry out transcardiac fixative perfusion inside an exhaust hood. This device is coupled to accessories that help surgical procedures, animal head tissue cooling and collection of organic and chemical residues for posterior discharge or treatment. In addition, as it was designed to be readily assembled and disassembled it releases the hood for other tasks.
journal_name
J Neurosci Methodsjournal_title
Journal of neuroscience methodsauthors
Nogueira MI,Barbieri C,Vieira R,Marques ER,Moreno JEdoi
10.1016/s0165-0270(96)00158-6subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1997-03-01 00:00:00pages
65-70issue
1eissn
0165-0270issn
1872-678Xpii
S0165-0270(96)00158-6journal_volume
72pub_type
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