In vitro micronucleus assay scored by flow cytometry provides a comprehensive evaluation of cytogenetic damage and cytotoxicity

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 630, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 78-91

  Bryce, Steven M ^a   Bemis, Jeffrey C ^a   Avlasevich, Svetlana L ^a   Dertinger, Stephen D ^a  

^a LITRON LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Cytotoxicity; Flow cytometry; Genotoxicity; Micronuclei; Non disjunction

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DYE; ETHIDIUM; ETOPOSIDE; MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; STAUROSPORINE; VINBLASTINE;

ANEUPLOIDY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL LABELING; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL SUSPENSION; CHROMATIN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COULTER COUNTER; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; IONIZING RADIATION; LYMPHOMA CELL; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SCORING SYSTEM; STAINING;

CELL CYCLE; CELL DEATH; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; TOXICITY TESTS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 34248525923     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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