Comet assay application in environmental monitoring: DNA damage in human leukocytes and plant cells in comparison with bacterial and yeast tests

Mutagenesis

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 547-555

  Poli, Paola ^a   Buschini, Annamaria ^a   Restivo, Francesco Maria ^a   Ficarelli, Antonella ^a   Cassoni, Francesca ^b   Ferrero, Iliana ^a   Rossi, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Sezione Provinciale di Parma   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; YEAST;

ALLIUM CEPA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; IMPATIENS BALSAMINA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0032745154     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/14.6.547     Document Type: Article

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