SISTER-CHROMATID EXCHANGE INDUCING EFFECT OF SMOKELESS TOBACCO USING ON T-LYMPHOCYTE CHROMOSOMES

Authors
OZKUL Y ERENMEMISOGLU A CUCER N MENEVSE A SAATCI CA
Citation
Y. Ozkul et al., SISTER-CHROMATID EXCHANGE INDUCING EFFECT OF SMOKELESS TOBACCO USING ON T-LYMPHOCYTE CHROMOSOMES, Mutation research. Section on environmental mutagenesis and related subjects, 334(2), 1995, pp. 209-212
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Genetics & Heredity","Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Mutation research. Section on environmental mutagenesis and related subjects → ACNP
ISSN journal
01651161
Volume
334
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
209 - 212
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-1161(1995)334:2<209:SEIEOS>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
A kind of a smokeless tobacco (Maras powder) is widely used instead of cigarettes in the South Eastern region of Turkey. In this study we in vestigated the sister-chromatid exchange (SCE) inducing effect of this powder on the chromosomes of its users compared with smokers and nons mokers using standard cell culture methods and SCE staining techniques . Average SCE per metaphase and total SCEs increased significantly amo ng both smokeless tobacco users and smokers compared to nonsmokers (p < 0.01). However, the effect is significantly lower in smokeless tobac co users than in smokers (p < 0.05).