Open AccessA study on cytomorphometric analysis of exfoliative buccal cells in iron deficiency anemic patients
Author(s) -
J Sumanthi,
G. Sridhar Reddy,
Ch Anuradha,
P Chandhra Sekhar,
L Krishna Prasad,
BV Ramana Reddy
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.101071
Subject(s) - exfoliative cytology , ferritin , buccal administration , medicine , iron deficiency , papanicolaou stain , iron deficiency anemia , anemia , pathology , gastroenterology , dentistry , cytology , cervical cancer , cancer
The aim was to evaluate the quantitative changes in nuclear diameter (ND), cytoplasmic diameter (CD) and nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio (N/C) in cytological buccal smears of iron deficiency anemic patients by comparing with normal healthy individuals.