Analysis of DNA alkylation damage and repair in mammalian cells by the comet assay

Mutagenesis

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-175

  Fortini, P ^a   Raspaglio, G ^a   Falchi, M ^a   Dogliotti, E ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; ETHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; ETHYLNITROSOUREA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHO CELL; DNA ALKYLATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; EXCISION REPAIR; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALKYLATION; ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; CELLS, CULTURED; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0029864861     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/11.2.169     Document Type: Article

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