Use of the alkaline comet assay to detect DNA repair deficiencies in human fibroblasts exposed to UVC, UVB, UVA and γ-rays

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 359-369

  Alapetite, C ^a   Wachter, T ^a   Sage, E ^a   Moustacchi, E ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; ELECTROPHORESIS; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM;

CELL LINE; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FIBROBLASTS; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0029923890     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530096145922     Document Type: Article

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