DNA instability (strand breakage, uracil misincorporation, and defective repair) is increased by folic acid depletion in human lymphocytes in vitro

FASEB Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 1491-1497

  Duthie, S J ^a   Hawdon, A ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comet assay; DNA breaks; DNA repair; Misincorporated uracil; Oxidized pyrimidines

Indexed keywords

URACIL;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031763502     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.12.14.1491     Document Type: Article

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