The micronucleus assay in exfoliated cells of the human buccal mucosa

Mutagenesis

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 11-17

  Sarto, F ^a   Finotto, S ^a   Giacomelli, L ^a   Mazzotti, D ^a   Tomanin, R ^a   Levis, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CYTOLOGY; ECOLOGY; GAMMA RADIATION; HEREDITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUTH; MUCOSA CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; ONSET AGE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SEPARATION; CHEEK; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; SMOKING; TONSILLAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0023095470     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/2.1.11     Document Type: Article

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