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Letter to the Editor—the Use of Micronucleus Assay on Buccal Mucosa Cells for Risk Assessment: Relevance of Cigarette Smoke and Cytogenotoxicity

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LPP and DAR are researchers on Productivity at CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico; grant number #001).

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  1. Department of Biosciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo, UNIFESP, Rua Silva Jardim, 136, Vila Mathias, Santos, SP, 11050-020, Brazil

    Luciana Pellegrini Pisani, Glaucia Monteiro de Castro & Daniel Araki Ribeiro

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Pisani, L.P., de Castro, G.M. & Ribeiro, D.A. Letter to the Editor—the Use of Micronucleus Assay on Buccal Mucosa Cells for Risk Assessment: Relevance of Cigarette Smoke and Cytogenotoxicity. Biol Trace Elem Res 194, 627–628 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-019-01786-4

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