In vitro detection of indirect-acting genotoxins in the comet assay using Hep G2 cells

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 468, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 227-234

  Yusuf, Ayda Trisnawaty ^a   Vian, Laurence ^a   Sabatier, Robert ^a   Cano, Jean Paul ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Alkaline single cell gel electrophoresis assay; Comet assay; Hep G2; Promutagen

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; N (2 FLUORENYL)ACETAMIDE; PROMUTAGEN;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

2-ACETYLAMINOFLUORENE; 9,10-DIMETHYL-1,2-BENZANTHRACENE; BENZO(A)PYRENE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARCINOGENS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; COMET ASSAY; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, NEOPLASM; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MUTAGENS; PRODRUGS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0034632245     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(00)00052-8     Document Type: Article

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