The nature and origin of DNA single-strand breaks determined with the comet assay

Mutation Research - DNA Repair

Volumn 409, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 163-171

  Horváthová, Eva ^a   Slameňová, Darina ^a   Hlinčíková, Lucia ^a   Mandal, Tapan Kumar ^b   Gábelová, Alena ^a   Collins, Andrew R ^c  

^a CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

^b CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

^c Rowett Research Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Hamster cells V79; Human epithelial cells CaCo2; Hydrogen peroxide; Methyl methanesulfonate; N Methyl N' nitro N nitrosoguanidine; Stobadine; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; STOBADINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN V 79; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CRICETINAE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHYL METHANESULFONATE; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; VITAMIN E;

CRICETINAE;

EID: 0344653601     PISSN: 09218777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8777(98)00053-6     Document Type: Article

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