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Formation, accumulation, and hydrolysis of endogenous and exogenous formaldehyde-induced DNA damage.

Authors: Yu, Rui, Yongquan Lai, Hadley J. Hartwell, Benjamin C. Moeller, Melanie Doyle-Eisele, Dean Kracko, Wanda M. Bodnar, Thomas B. Starr, and James A. Swenberg.

Evaluated the plausibility for inhaled formaldehyde to reach distal sites in rat and monkey models. The study indicated that inhaled formaldehyde was found to reach nasal respiratory epithelium, but not other tissues distant to the site of initial contact.

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The Foundation was established in 1995 as the Research Foundation for Health and Environmental Effects (RFHEE).