Comparison Between the DNA Precipitation and Alkali Unwinding Assays for Detecting DNA Strand Breaks and Cross-Links

Cancer Research

Volumn 48, Issue 22, 1988, Pages 6444-6449

  Olive, Peggy L ^a   Chan, Angela P S ^a   Cu, Carissa S ^a  

^a British Columbia Cancer Research Centre   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

1 (2 ISOPROPYLAZIRIDINO) 3 (2 NITRO 1 IMIDAZOLYL) 2 PROPANOL; 1 (2 METHYLAZIRIDINO) 3 (2 NITRO 1 IMIDAZOLYL) 2 PROPANOL; 1 (2,2,3,3 TETRAMETHYLAZIRIDINO) 3 (2 NITRO 1 IMIDAZOLYL) 2 PROPANOL; 1 AZIRIDINO 3 (2 NITRO 1 IMIDAZOLYL) 2 PROPANOL; BLEOMYCIN; CARMUSTINE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; RADIOISOTOPE; TENIPOSIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ASSAY; CELL CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; HAMSTER; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY;

ANIMAL; CARMUSTINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CISPLATIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; HAMSTERS; PRECIPITATION; PROTEINS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023815580     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: 15387445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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