Isolation of mature spinal motor neurons and single-cell analysis using the comet assay of early low-level DNA damage induced in vitro and in vivo

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 957-972

  Liu, Z ^a   Martin, L J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Apoptosis; Axotomy; DNA single strand breaks; Single cell gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDIZING AGENT; PEROXYNITRITE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ALPHA NERVE FIBER; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CELL ISOLATION; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034927126     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540104900804     Document Type: Article

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