The effect of various antioxidants and other modifying agents on oxygen-radical-generated DNA damage in human lymphocytes in the COMET assay

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 307, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 261-271

  Anderson, D ^a   Yu, T W ^b   Phillips, B J ^a   Schmezer, P ^c  

^a BIBRA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Apo transferrin; Bleomycin; COMET assay; Deferoxamine mesylate; DNA damage, oxygen radical generated; Ferrous chloride; Hydrogen peroxide; Lymphocytes, human; Mannitol; Oxygen radical generated DNA damage; Silymarin; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; APOTRANSFERRIN; ASCORBIC ACID; BLEOMYCIN; CATALASE; DEFEROXAMINE; FERROUS CHLORIDE; FREE RADICAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MANNITOL; OXYGEN; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TROLOX C;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTAGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPROTEINS; ASCORBIC ACID; BLEOMYCIN; CATALASE; CELLS, CULTURED; DEFEROXAMINE; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HUMAN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MANNITOL; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SILYMARIN; SMOKING; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRANSFERRIN; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0028305534     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0027-5107(94)90300-X     Document Type: Article

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