Genotoxicity of the volatile anaesthetic desflurane in human lymphocytes in vitro, established by comet assay

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 319-324

  Karpiński, Tomasz M ^a   Kostrzewska Poczekaj, Magdalena ^a   Stachecki, Ireneusz ^b   Mikstacki, Adam ^c   Szyfter, Krzysztof ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (Poland)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c Regional Hospital   (Poland)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Desflurane; Genotoxicity; Halothane; Inhalation anesthetics

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; METHODOLOGY;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; HALOTHANE; HUMANS; ISOFLURANE; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MUTAGENS;

EID: 24044507956     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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