[Mosaicism of the upper respiratory tract epithelium in liquidators of the Chernobyl accident]. / Mozaichnost' épiteliia verkhnikh dykhatel'nykh putei u likvidatorov posledstvii avarii na ChAES.

ABSTRACT

On the basis of findings from the structural analysis of 21 nasal mucosa biopsy specimens of patients with chronic rhinitis including 12 participants in liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident using morphometric methods, signs of morphofunctional insufficiency of the nasal epithelium are verified. Mechanisms of this phenomenon development are discussed.