Application of the comet and micronucleus assays to butterfish (Pholis gunnellus) erythrocytes from the Firth of Forth, Scotland

Chemosphere

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 383-392

  Bombail, Vincent ^a   Aw, Dennis ^a   Gordon, Emma ^b   Batty, Jennifer ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Comet assay; Genotoxicity; Micronucleus frequency; Pollution effects

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOMARKERS; CELLS; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; FISHERIES;

MICRONUCLEUS ASSAYS;

TOXICITY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

GENOTOXICITY;

ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FISH; GENOTOXICITY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ERYTHROCYTES; FISHES; INDUSTRY; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; PHOLIS GUNNELLUS;

EID: 0034956468     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(00)00300-3     Document Type: Article

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