The Comet assay as a method of assessment of neurotoxicity: Usefulness for drugs of abuse

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1074, Issue , 2006, Pages 478-481

  Frenzilli, Giada ^a   Scarcelli, Vittoria ^a   Fornai, Francesco ^a,b   Paparelli, Antonio ^a   Nigro, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain cells; Comet assay; DNA damage; Drugs of abuse; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; FREE RADICAL;

BRAIN CELL; COMET ASSAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DRUG ABUSE; GENOTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 33749564062     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1369.048     Document Type: Conference Paper

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