Micronuclei assay of exfoliated oral buccal cells: Means to assess the nuclear abnormalities in different diseases

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 184-191

  Kashyap, Bina ^a   Reddy, Padala Sridhar ^a  

^a Saraswati Dental College and Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Carcinogens; exfoliated buccal cells; genotoxic; micronuclei

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS; CHEEK MUCOSA; CYTOGENETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUTAGENS; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 84864679423     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.98968     Document Type: Review

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