Open AccessArgyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions in inflammatory, premalignant, and malignant oral lesions: A quantitative and qualitative assessment
Author(s) -
T Elangovan,
NJ Mani,
Malathi Narasimhan
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.40469
Subject(s) - nucleolus organizer region , pathology , malignancy , histopathology , biopsy , lesion , nucleolar organizer region , biology , medicine , nucleolus , biochemistry , cytoplasm
Argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions (AgNORs) have found widespread application in the past, especially in tumor histopathology. This study was undertaken to evaluate the significance of various AgNOR parameters and to assess their role in differentiating hyperplastic, premalignant, and malignant lesions.