The role of N-acetylcysteine as a putative radioprotective agent on X-ray-induced DNA damage as evaluated by alkaline single-cell gel electrophoresis

Mutation Research - DNA Repair

Volumn 384, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-64

  Abt, Gregor ^a   Vaghef, Hamid ^b,c   Gebhart, Erich ^a   Vallhagen Dahlgren, Christina ^c   Hellman, Björn ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alkaline microgel electrophoresis assay; Alkaline single cell gel electrophoresis; Comet assay; DNA strand break; Human lymphocyte; In vitro irradiation; Ionizing radiation; N acetylcysteine; Primary DNA damage; SCG; SCGE; X ray

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; X-RAYS;

EID: 0030986890     PISSN: 09218777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8777(97)00013-X     Document Type: Article

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