Use of single cell gel electrophoresis (comet assay) modifications for analysis of DNA damage

General Physiology and Biophysics

Volumn 18, Issue SPEC. ISS., 1999, Pages 70-74

  Horvathova E ^a   Slamenova D ^a   Gabelova A ^a  

^a CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Alkylating agent mnng; Comet assay; Hamster cells v79; Hydrogen peroxide H2o2; Repair enzymes

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE (PYRIMIDINE DIMER); DNA FORMAMIDOPYRIMIDINE GLYCOSYLASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; GLYCOSIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYUREA; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; NTH PROTEIN, E COLI; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; COMET ASSAY; CRICETULUS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DRUG EFFECT; HAMSTER; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; COMET ASSAY; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; CYTARABINE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE (PYRIMIDINE DIMER); DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; DNA-FORMAMIDOPYRIMIDINE GLYCOSYLASE; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYUREA; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; N-GLYCOSYL HYDROLASES;

EID: 0033201674     PISSN: 02315882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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