Comet assay responses as indicators of carcinogen exposure

Mutagenesis

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 539-555

  Anderson, Diana ^a   Yu, Tian Wei ^a   McGregor, Douglas B ^b  

^a BIBRA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN;

ASSAY; CARCINOGENICITY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031755770     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/13.6.539     Document Type: Review

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