Open AccessEvaluation of cell proliferation in malignant and potentially malignant oral lesions
Author(s) -
Mani Madan,
Shaleen Chandra,
Vineet Raj,
Rohit Madan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.174613
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer research , cell growth , malignant cells , oral cancers , pathology , oncology , dermatology , biology , cancer , basal cell , genetics
To evaluate the cell proliferation rate by the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and argyrophilic nucleolar organizing region (AgNOR) counts and to assess its usefulness as a marker for malignant potential in oral epithelial lesions.