Evaluation of the nuclear DNA Diffusion Assay to detect apoptosis and necrosis

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 586, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 38-46

  Gichner, Tomáš ^a   Mukherjee, Anita ^b   Wagner, Elizabeth D ^c   Plewa, Michael J ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

DNase I; Ethyl methanesulphonate; Hydrogen peroxide; Nicotiana tabacum

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; AGAROSE; ALKYLATING AGENT; CELL NUCLEUS DNA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA FRAGMENT; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; FLUOROCHROME; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; QUINOLINIUM 1,1' [1,3 PROPANEDIYLBIS[(DIMETHYLIMINO) 3,1 PROPANEDIYL]]BIS[4 [(3 METHYL 2(3H) BENZOXAZOLYLIDENE)METHYL]]TETRAIODIDE; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA REPAIR; EVALUATION; EXPOSURE; GEL; HEAT TREATMENT; MICROSCOPE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PLANT; PLANT CELL; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TOBACCO;

APOPTOSIS; CELL NUCLEUS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, PLANT; ETHYL METHANESULFONATE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; NECROSIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; TOBACCO; WATER;

NICOTIANA TABACUM; VALERIANA EDULIS;

EID: 23644452512     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2005.05.010     Document Type: Article

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