Possible factors leading to a misjudgement of mutant frequencies in HPRT assay

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 354, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-14

  Khaidakov, Magomed ^a   Glickman, Barry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

HPRT assay; Mutant frequency

Indexed keywords

HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CELL MUTANT; CELL SURVIVAL; CLONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTATION RATE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION;

EID: 0030570470     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0027-5107(95)00253-7     Document Type: Article

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