Upregulation of AgNOR expression in epithelial cells and neutrophils in the airways and leukocytes in peripheral blood of women chronically exposed to biomass smoke

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-59

  Mondal, Nandan Kumar ^a   Das, Debangshu ^a   Mukherjee, Bidisha ^a   Ray, Manas Ranjan ^a  

^a CHITTARANJAN NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

AgNOR; Airway cells; Biomass fuel; Blood leukocytes; Women

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; BIOMASS; BLOOD; BLOOD SMEAR; CHROMOSOME NOR; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCOME; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; KITCHEN; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE; MONITORING; NEUTROPHIL; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME; RURAL AREA; SILVER STAINING; SMOKE; SMOKING; SPUTUM; STAINING; UPREGULATION; VENOUS BLOOD;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; BIOFUELS; COOKING; FEMALE; GAS, NATURAL; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INDIA; NEUTROPHILS; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; SMOKE; SPUTUM;

EID: 79951623403     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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