Proliferative activity in clinically healthy oral mucosa exposed to tobacco smoking and alcohol: A longitudinal study using the AgNOR staining technique

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 231-238

  Gedoz, Luhana ^a   Lauxen, Isabel Da Silva ^a   Sant'Ana Filho, Manoel ^a   Rados, Pantelis Varvaki ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AgNOR, alcohol; Cancer, oral; Longitudinal evaluation; Oral mucosa; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARCINOGEN; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME NOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DNA CONTENT; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH MUCOSA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILVER STAINING; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; BRAZIL; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; LIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; SILVER STAINING; SMOKING;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 34548170202     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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