Development and validation of the in vivo alkaline comet assay for detecting genomic damage in marine flatfish

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 415, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 167-184

  Belpaeme, K ^a   Cooreman, K ^b   Kirsch Volders, M ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Gent CLO / Centre de Recherches Agronomiques Gand   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Flatfish; Micronucleus test; Mutagenicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; FLATFISH; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC DAMAGE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALKALIES; ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ERYTHROCYTES; FISHES; GILLS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0032584623     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(98)00062-X     Document Type: Article

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