A modified alkaline comet assay for measuring DNA repair capacity in human populations

Radiation Research

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 110-121

  Trzeciak, Andrzej R ^a   Barnes, Janice ^a   Evans, Michele K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALKALINE COMET ASSAY; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; CELL CULTURE; GENETICS; KINETICS; LEUKOCYTE; METABOLISM; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

DNA;

CELLS, CULTURED; COMET ASSAY; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; HUMANS; KINETICS; LEUKOCYTES;

EID: 39049129270     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR1101.1     Document Type: Article

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