DNA damage in breast epithelial cells: Detection by the single-cell gel (comet) assay and induction by human mammary lipid extracts

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2299-2305

  Martin, Francis L ^a   Venitt, Stanley ^a   Carmichael, Paul L ^a,b   Crofton Sleigh, Christopher ^a   Stone, Elaine M ^a   Cole, Kathleen J ^a   Gusterson, Barry A ^a   Grover, Philip L ^a   Phillips, David H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; DNA; HYDROXYUREA; LIPID;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; LYMPHOBLASTOID CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BREAST; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTARABINE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYUREA; LIPIDS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031419424     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/18.12.2299     Document Type: Article

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