Alkaline Single-Cell Gel Electrophoresis Assay of Actinia equina for Monitoring Seawater Genotoxicity

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-12

  Carrozzino, R ^a   Puglia, C Porta ^a   Carli, A ^b   Mariottini, G L ^b   Martelli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; BENZO[A]PYRENE; DNA FRAGMENT; ETHYLNITROSOUREA; SEA WATER;

ACTINIA EQUINA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENOTOXICITY; ITALY; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; SEA ANEMONE; SEA POLLUTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; CNIDARIA; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ACTINIA; ACTINIA EQUINA; ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 1642512587     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-003-0234-7     Document Type: Article

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