Detection of DNA effects in human cells with the comet assay and their relevance for mutagenesis

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 88, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 91-98

  Speit, G ^a   Hanelt, S ^a   Helbig, R ^a   Seidel, A ^b   Hartmann, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

comet assay; environmental mutagens; genotoxicity; HPRT mutations

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE; CADMIUM SULFATE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; METABOLITE; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTAGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030296410     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4274(96)03723-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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