Micronuclei and chromosomal aberrations in healthy tobacco chewers and controls: A study from Gujarat, India

Archive of Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 7-10

  Patel Jr , Beena P ^a   Trivedi, Pina J ^a   Brahmbhatt, Manisha M ^a   Shukla, Shilin N ^a   Shah, Pankaj M ^a   Bakshi, Sonal R ^a  

^a GUJARAT CANCER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberrations; Micronuclei, chromosome defective; Mouth neoplasms; Tobacco use disorder; Tumor markers, biological

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHEEK MUCOSA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDIA; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOBACCO;

EID: 69549124693     PISSN: 03547310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/AOO0902007P     Document Type: Article

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