Measurement of menadione-mediated DNA damage in human lymphocytes using the comet assay

Free Radical Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-124

  Woods, J A ^a   Young, A J ^a   Gilmore, I T ^b   Morris, A ^b   Bilton, R F ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1,10 phenanthroline; Comet assay; DNA damage; Menadione

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; DICOUMAROL; MENADIONE;

ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0030840012     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10715769709097790     Document Type: Article

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