High-throughput and sensitive assay to measure yeast cell growth: A bench protocol for testing genotoxic agents

Nature Protocols

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1922-1928

  Toussaint, Martin ^a   Conconi, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL METABOLISM; CELL POPULATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRUCTURE; GENOTOXICITY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; LIQUID CULTURE; METHODOLOGY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; YEAST;

CELL PROLIFERATION; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 34248666071     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2006.304     Document Type: Article

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