Open AccessMicronuclei Frequencies and Nuclear Abnormalities in Oral Exfoliated Cells of Nuclear Power Plant Workers
Author(s) -
Sagari Sg,
R Babannavar,
A Lohra,
Ashwin Kodgi,
S Bapure,
Yunjiang Rao,
M Malghan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/9059.5240
Subject(s) - micronucleus test , carcinogen , micronucleus , leukemia , malignancy , occupational exposure , medicine , nuclear power , hematologic malignancy , physiology , toxicology , pathology , environmental health , toxicity , biology , genetics , ecology
Biomonitoring provides a useful tool to estimate the genetic risk from exposure to genotoxic agents. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequencies of Micronuclei (MN) and other Nuclear abnormalities (NA) from exfoliated oral mucosal cells in Nuclear Power Station (NPS) workers.