The genetic toxicity of time: Importance of DNA-unwinding time to the outcome of single-cell gel electrophoresis assays

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 375, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 125-136

  Yendle, J E ^a   Tinwell, H ^a   Elliott, B M ^a   Ashby, J ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; PROPIOLACTONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DNA CONTENT; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DENATURATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOTOXICITY; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACETONE; ANIMALS; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; KERATINOCYTES; MALE; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; PROPIOLACTONE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031011221     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(97)00008-0     Document Type: Article

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