Measurement of DNA strand breakage and DNA repair induced with hydrogen peroxide using single cell gel electrophoresis, alkaline DNA unwinding and alkaline elution of DNA

Neoplasma

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 380-388

  Gabelova A ^a   Slamenova D ^a   Ruzekova L ^a   Farkasova T ^a   Horvathova E ^a  

^a Cancer Research Institute   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Alkaline DNA unwinding; Alkaline elution of DNA; Hydrogen peroxide; Single cell gel electrophoresis; VH10 cells

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DENATURATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL;

EID: 0031404226     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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