Alteration in buccal mucosal cells due to the effect of tobacco and alcohol by assessing the silver-stained nucleolar organiser regions and micronuclei

Background: Oral habits such as alcohol consumption and tobacco chewing are considered to be initiators of dysplastic changes in the oral mucosa. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine and compare the alteration in apparently normal buccal mucosal cells due to effect of alcohol and tobacco by...

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Published in:	Journal of Cytology
Main Authors:	Sachin Jindal, Ishita Chauhan, Harshaminder Kaur Grewal
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Subjects:	Acridine orange; micronuclei; silver-stained nucleolar organiser regions
Online Access:	http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2013;volume=30;issue=3;spage=174;epage=178;aulast=Jindal