Image analysis of comet assay measurements

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 449-460

  Bocker W ^a   Bauch, T ^a   Muller W U ^a   Streffer, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA CONTENT; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRIC FIELD; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LASER MICROSCOPY; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROPHORESIS; FIBROBLASTS; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LYMPHOCYTES; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0030814430     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530097143220     Document Type: Article

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