The neutral comet assay is sufficient to identify an apoptotic 'window' by visual inspection

Apoptosis

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-94

  Fairbairn, D W ^a   O'Neill, K L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Comet assay; Hyperthermia; Necrosis; Single cell gel

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003042659     PISSN: 13608185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00142083     Document Type: Article

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