Use of Comet assay to assess DNA damage in patients infected by Helicobacter pylori: Comparisons between visual and image analyses

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 586, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 76-86

  Ladeira, Marcelo S P ^a   Rodrigues, Maria A M ^a   Freire Maia, Dértia V ^a   Salvadori, Daisy M F ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Comet assay; DNA damage; Gastric epithelial cells; Helicobacter pylori; Reactive species of nitrogen; Reactive species of oxygen

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD CELL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMET ASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DAMAGE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLORUS; RETINA IMAGE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH EPITHELIUM;

COMET ASSAY; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 23644443553     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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