The nature of "broken egg" events in exfoliated human cells [3]

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 598-599

  Nersesyan, Armen K ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Carcinogens, environmental; Micronucleus tests; Oral mucosa; Smoking

Indexed keywords

MUTAGENIC AGENT;

CELL COUNT; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; DNA DAMAGE; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETTER; MOUTH MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 33749014659     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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