Presence of snake-like chromatin in epithelial cells of keratoconjunctivitis sicca followed by a large number of micronuclei

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 541-546

  Jirsova, Katerina ^a   Juklova, Kristyna ^a   Alfakih, Aref ^a   Filipec, Martin ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Chromatin, snake like; Cytology, impression; Keratoconjunctivitis sicca; Micronucleus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROSE BENGAL STAINING; SCHIRMER TEST; STAINING;

EID: 34547133244     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325791     Document Type: Article

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