the smaller of two nuclei in ciliated protozoans, involved in reproduction
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In the second division, the behavior was the same, leading to polyads with severalmicronuclei.
Andréa Beatriz Mendes-Bonato, Maria Suely Pagliarini, Cacilda Borges do Valle 2006, 'Abnormal spindle orientation during microsporogenesis in an interspecific Brachiaria(Gramineae) hybrid', Genetics and Molecular Biologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572006000100023. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These cells often contain micronuclei, an indicator of genomic instability.
Yoshimi Endo Greer, Bo Gao, Yingzi Yang, Andre Nussenzweig, Jeffrey S. Rubin 2017, 'Lack of Casein Kinase 1 Delta Promotes Genomic Instability - The Accumulation of DNADamage and Down-Regulation of Checkpoint Kinase 1', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0170903. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Micronuclei frequency did not decrease after treatment, and nuclear buds increased substantially.
Thiago Aley Brites de Freitas, Roberta Passos Palazzo, Fabiana Michelsen de Andrade,César Luis Reichert, Flávio Pechansky, Félix Kessler, Caroline Brunetto de Farias,Gisele Gomes de Andrade, Sandra Leistner-Segal, Sharbel Weidner Maluf 2014, 'Genomic Instability in Human Lymphocytes from Male Users of Crack Cocaine', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthhttp://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/11/10/10003. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Micronuclei are structures that present after genomic damages to the cells.
Noushin Jalayer Naderi, Sareh Farhadi, Samaneh Sarshar 2012, 'Micronucleus assay of buccal mucosa cells in smokers with the history of smoking lessand more than 10 years', Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiologyhttp://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2012;volume=55;issue=4;spage=433;epage=438;aulast=Naderi. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Micronuclei assay can be used as a simple and reliable marker for genotoxic evaluation.
Vani Dayanand, Sharath Kumar Holalu Kempegowda, Pushpa Hagalahalli Raju, BharathiMuniyappa, Srijana Shantharama Rao 2017, 'COMPARISON OF MICRONUCLEATED CELL IN BUCCAL SMEARS AMONG SMOKERS AND NON-SMOKERS',Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcarehttp://www.jebmh.com/data_pdf/1_Vani%20Dayanand%20-%20FINAL.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
100 cells per slide were counted and assessed for micronuclei count.
Vani Dayanand, Sharath Kumar Holalu Kempegowda, Pushpa Hagalahalli Raju, BharathiMuniyappa, Srijana Shantharama Rao 2017, 'COMPARISON OF MICRONUCLEATED CELL IN BUCCAL SMEARS AMONG SMOKERS AND NON-SMOKERS',Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcarehttp://www.jebmh.com/data_pdf/1_Vani%20Dayanand%20-%20FINAL.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The oral mucosa was brushed and the amount of micronuclei was quantified.
Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza, María del Rocio Adame Gutiérrez, Itza Zelene Moreno Martínez,Vicente Beltran-Campos, Silvia del Carmen Delgado-Sandoval, Maria de Lourdes Garcia-Campos,Modesto Antonio Sosa-Aquino, Teodoro Cordova-Fraga, Rafael Guzman-Cabrera 2019, 'Evaluation of micronuclei in oral mucosa of individuals exposed to ionizing radiation:a pilot study from Celaya, México', Central Asian Journal of Global Healthhttp://cajgh.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/cajgh/article/view/331. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Decompression bubbles can expand and develop only from pre-existing gas micronuclei.
Ran Arieli, Ran Arieli 2017, 'Nanobubbles Form at Active Hydrophobic Spots on the Luminal Aspect of Blood Vessels:Consequences for Decompression Illness in Diving and Possible Implications for AutoimmuneDisease—An Overview', Frontiers in Physiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2017.00591/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)