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TheDetectX®Formaldehyde(HCHO)FluorescentDetectionkitisdesignedtoquantitativelymeasureformaldehydepresentinbuffer,tissueculturemediaandurinesamples.Aformaldehydestandardisprovidedtogenerateastandardcurvefortheassay.StandardsordilutedsamplesarePipettedintoablackmicrotiterplate.ThefluorescentreactionisinitiatedwiththeDetectXFormaldehydereagent.Afterashortincubationtheemissionofthegeneratedfluorescentsignalisdetectedinamicrotiterplatereadercapableofmeasuring510nmfluorescenceutilizing450nmexcitationwavelength.
Formaldehydeisatoxic,colorless,flammable,strong-smellinggas.Materialscontainingformaldehydecanreleaseformaldehydegasorvaporintotheair.Formaldehydecanalsobereleasedbyburningwood,kerosene,naturalgas,orcigarettes,fromautomobileemissions,andfromnaturalprocesses.Studieshavesuggestedthatformaldehydemayaffectthelymphaticandbloodsystemsandthatexposuretoformaldehydemaycausehealthproblemsinhumans.Industrialworkerswhohelpproduceformaldehydeorformaldehyde-containingproducts,laboratoryandhealthcareprofessionals,andmortuaryemployeesmaybeexposedtohigherlevelsofformaldehydethanthegeneralpublic.Exposureoccursprimarilybyinhalingformaldehydegasorvaporfromtheairorbyabsorbingliquidscontainingformaldehydethroughtheskin.TheNationalCancerInstitutehasdeterminedthattheremaybeanassociationbetweenoccupationalexposuretoformaldehydeandanincreaseintheriskofcancer.SeveralNCIstudieshavefoundthatanatomistsandembalmers,professionswithpotentialexposuretoformaldehyde,areatanincreasedriskforleukemiaandbraincancercomparedwiththegeneralpopulation.Forexample,amulti-centeredUSstudydeterminedincreasedriskofnasopharyngealcancerwithformaldehydeexposure.
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Arbor Assays公司成立于2007年,位于密歇根州的安娜堡,公司的三位主创始人均为有多年科研经验的生命和临床科学家。其宗旨是为临床使用的重要生物分子建立高质量的检测和免疫测试产品。在生物领域建立健全的免疫检测和酶活性试剂盒以定量生物分子。
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