Extent of DNA damage in density-separated trout erythrocytes assessed by the 'comet' assay

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 397, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 353-360

  Moretti, Massimo ^a,b   Villarini, Milena ^a   Scassellati Sforzolini, Giuseppina ^a   Maria Santroni, Anna ^b   Fedeli, Donatella ^b   Falcioni, Giancarlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Alkali labile site; Comet test; DNA condensation; DNA strand break; Oxidative stress; Trout erythrocyte

Indexed keywords

DNA; OXYGEN RADICAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; COMET ASSAY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA DAMAGE; ERYTHROCYTE KINETICS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; TAIL; TROUT;

ANIMALS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ERYTHROCYTES; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; TROUT;

ANIMALIA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0032472946     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(97)00235-2     Document Type: Article

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