Comet assay in genetic ecotoxicology: A review

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 246-255

  Cotelle, S ^a   Ferard J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Alkaline Comet assay; Genotoxicity; MGE assay; SCGE assay

Indexed keywords

ALKALI;

COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC TOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TISSUE LEVEL; TOXICITY TESTING;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; COMET ASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MOLLUSCA; OLIGOCHAETA; PLANTS;

AMPHIBIA; MAMMALIA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0342904908     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2280(1999)34:4<246::AID-EM4>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Review

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