Effects of age on the frequency of micronuclei and degenerative nuclear abnormalities

Effects of age on the frequency of micronuclei and degenerative nuclear abnormalities

Abstract The effects of aging, gender and lifestyle factors on inducing chromosomal damage (micronuclei) and nuclear degenerative changes were assessed using the micronucleus test on exfoliated cells of the oral mucosa. The sample included 80 healthy subjects divided into four groups according to ag...

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Main Authors: Gregory Alves Ferraz, Antônio de Oliveira Costa Neto, Eneida de Moraes Marcílio Cerqueira, José Roberto Cardoso Meireles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti)
Series:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
Subjects:
age groups
gender
micronucleus
apoptosis
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