The fast halo assay: An improved method to quantify genomic DNA strand breakage at the single-cell level

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 607, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 205-214

  Sestili, Piero ^a   Martinelli, Chiara ^a   Stocchi, Vilberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; DNA damage; Fluorescence microscopy; Single strand breaks

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; DNA FRAGMENT; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; GENOMIC DNA; HOE 33342; HYPOTONIC SOLUTION; REAGENT; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ALKALINE HALO ASSAY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA DENATURATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; EMBEDDING; FAST HALO ASSAY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LYSIS; MAMMAL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; STAINING;

ALKALIES; ANIMALS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ETHIDIUM; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; HYPOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING; TIME FACTORS; U937 CELLS; UMBILICAL VEINS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33746277852     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2006.04.018     Document Type: Article

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