title: [The morphometric assessment of smears from the nasal mucosa of children in Qaraghandy].
abstract: The nasal mucosa was examined in 100 children aged 6-7 years who lived in different polluted areas. The examination showed that the children's upper airway epithelium had a lower purifying capacity in both groups, especially in those residing in the higher polluted area. Cytomorphometric changes in the epithelium, white blood cells, macrophages, and in the alteration index increased with mucociliary clearance functional insufficiency.
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Bazeliuk
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Bekeeva
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D007623:Kazakhstan; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology*; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D014505:Urban Population