[Cytological parameters of buccal epithelium for the diagnosis of functional state of man]. / Otsenka tsitologicheskikh pokazatelei bukkal'nogo épiteliia dlia diagnostiki funktsional'nogo sostoianiia cheloveka.

The functional status of humans may be safely, rapidly, and objectively assessed by evaluating the functional, morphological, and cytogenetic characteristics of buccal epitheliocytes. Three categories of the functional status were distinguished in students aged 19-20. The first category was denoted as the norm or health and comprised 30% of examined students. The second category is borderline state, comprising 53% examinees. The third category is risk group or predisease, to which 17% of students were referred. This method is recommended for population screenings.