Two potential clinical applications of the alkaline single-cell gel electrophoresis assay: (1) human bladder washings and transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder; and (2) human sperm and male infertility

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 375, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 93-104

  McKelvey Martin, V J ^a   Melia, N ^a   Walsh, I K ^b   Johnston, S R ^b   Hughes, C M ^c   Lewis, S E M ^c   Thompson, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder washing; Comet assay; Male infertility; Sperm; Transitional cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLADDER IRRIGATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA;

AGED; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; DNA DAMAGE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; SPERMATOZOA; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030925921     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(97)00005-5     Document Type: Article

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