A rare cell in the lining of lungs is fundamental to the organ-wide response necessary to repair damage from toxins like ...

Buccal epithelial cells were collected from each patient pre-inserrion and three months post-insertion of the dentures. The micronucleus assay was used to determine cytotoxicity. Intergroup ...

Background—Analysis of myocardium has revealed mechanistic insights into arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy but cardiac samples are difficult to obtain from probands and especially from family members. To ...

Highly acidic, pectin-like polysaccharides show exhibit high bioadhesive activity against epithelial human tissue, especially against GUT tissue (buccal and colonic mucosa). These bioadhesive polymer ...

Correlation of Smoking-Associated DNA Methylation Changes in Buccal Cells With DNA Methylation Changes in Epithelial Cancer. JAMA Oncology, 2015; DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.1053 ...

As described in materials and methods, buccal epithelial samples were obtained from all the 100 involved subjects. 4000 cells from each were evaluated for micronuclei and other nuclear abnormalities ...

Objectives This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of and associated risk factors for infection with oral high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) in adult participants within England, and ...

To assess the effect of CaD on candidate blood biomarkers of severe COVID-19 and persistent COVID-19 symptoms compared with placebo. To that end, nasal (or buccal) epithelial cells will be collected ...

E-cigarette users with a limited smoking history experience similar DNA changes to specific cheek cells as smokers, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL and University of Innsbruck. This study ...

Buccal fat removal is just what it says on the label: the removal of fat from the buccal fat pad, a mass of tissue located deep within the cheek. The procedure is typically conducted under anesthesia.