Detection of irradiated frozen food with the DNA comet assay: Interlaboratory test

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 435-442

  Cerda, Humberto ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

DNA comet assay; DNA damage; Food irradiation; Microelectrophoresis; Single cell gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

DETECTION; DNA DAMAGE; FOOD PROCESSING; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; IRRADIATION;

EID: 0031909533     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0010(199803)76:3<435::aid-jsfa969>3.0.co;2-x     Document Type: Article

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