Should gaps be included in chromosomal aberration analysis?: Evidence based on the comet assay

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 516, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 57-61

  Paz y Miño, César ^a,b   Dávalos, María Verónica ^a   Sánchez, María Eugenia ^a,b   Arévalo, Melissa ^a   Leone, Paola E ^a,b  

^a Lab Genetica Mol Citogen Humana   (Ecuador)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberration; Comet assay; Gap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHROMATID; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME GAP; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION HAZARD;

ADULT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 0037177575     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(02)00021-9     Document Type: Article

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