The alkaline comet test on plant cells: A new genotoxicity test for DNA strand breaks in Vicia faba root cells

Mutation Research - Environmental Mutagenesis and Related Subjects

Volumn 360, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 193-200

  Koppen, G ^a   Verschaeve, L ^a  

^a Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek (VITO) Boeretang 200   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chemical mutagen; Comet test; DNA damage; Plant genotoxicity test; SCGE assay; Vicia faba

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CHEMICAL MUTAGEN; CHROMIUM; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; MITOMYCIN C;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOTOXICITY; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; VICIA FABA;

VICIA FABA;

EID: 0030575556     PISSN: 01651161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1161(96)90017-5     Document Type: Article

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