Micronuclei frequencies in peripheral blood and buccal exfoliated cells of young smokers and non-smokers

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 260-266

  Haveric, Anja ^a   Haveric, Sanin ^a   Ibrulj, Slavka ^b  

^a Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Cytogenetic; Genotoxic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL ISOLATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUTH MUCOSA; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

ADULT; CARCINOGENS; CHEEK; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUTAGENS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 77952807466     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15376516.2010.482962     Document Type: Article

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