Lymphocyte DNA alteration by sub-chronic ethanol intake in alcohol-preferring rats

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 337, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 43-48

  Fedeli, Donatella ^a   Fedeli, Amalia ^a   Luciani, Fabio ^a   Massi, Maurizio ^a   Falcioni, Giancarlo ^a   Polidori, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol preferring rats; Comet assay

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DNA;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND; LIVER CELL; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0142195904     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(03)00329-2     Document Type: Article

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