DNA damage profiling in motor neurons: A single-cell analysis by comet assay

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1093-1104

  Martin, Lee J ^a   Liu, Zhiping ^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

DNA;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENOME; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; CELL SEPARATION; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE DEGENERATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036807332     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020961006216     Document Type: Article

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