Comparison of three power supplies used for the single-cell gel assay

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 154-157

  Vrzoc, Maria ^a   Petras, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Power supplies; Single cell gel assay

Indexed keywords

MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROPHORESIS; INSTRUMENT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POWER SUPPLY; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029998043     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2280(1996)28:2<154::AID-EM12>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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