Use of the DNA Comet Assay to detect beef meat treated by ionizing radiation

Meat Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 446-450

  Marin Huachaca N ^a   Delincee H ^b   Mancini Filho, J ^c   Villavicencio, A L C H ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beef meat; DNA Comet Assay; Electron beam; Gamma rays; Irradiation detection

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844509884     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2005.04.019     Document Type: Article

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