Nucleolar organizer regions (AgNOR) and subepithelial vascularization as field cancerization markers in oral mucosa biopsies of alcoholic and smoking patients

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 747-753

  López Blanc, Silvia A ^a   Collet, Ana M ^b   Gandolfo, Mariana S ^b   Femopase, Fabian ^a   Hernández, Silvia L ^a   Tomasi, Victor H ^b   Paparella, Maria L ^b   Itoiz, Maria Elina ^b  

^a Department of Oral Pathology   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; NUCLEOLAR ORGANIZER REGION ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHROMOSOME NOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROVASCULATURE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; SMOKING; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; MALE; MICROVESSELS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; SMOKING; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72049105075     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.06.028     Document Type: Article

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