The ability of the Comet assay to discriminate between genotoxins and cytotoxins

Mutagenesis

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-94

  Henderson, Leigh ^a   Wolfreys, Alison ^a   Fedyk, Julia ^a   Bourner, Clare ^a   Windebank, Sam ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

4 NITROQUINOLINE 1 OXIDE; ALKYLATING AGENT; AMINOACRIDINE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DNA; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; ETHYLNITROSOUREA; GLYOXAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INTERCALATING AGENT; MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; MITOMYCIN C; MUTAGENIC AGENT; POTASSIUM CYANIDE; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOBLASTOID CELL; MUTAGEN TESTING; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

4-NITROQUINOLINE-1-OXIDE; AMINACRINE; ANIMALS; CELL EXTRACTS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOTOXINS; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ETHYL METHANESULFONATE; ETHYLNITROSOUREA; GLYOXAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MITOMYCIN; MUTAGENS;

EID: 0031973021     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/13.1.89     Document Type: Article

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