Identification of irradiated refrigerated poultry with the DNA comet assay

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 189-191

  Villavicencio, A L C H ^a   Araujo M M ^a   Marin Huachaca, N S ^a   Mancini Filho, J ^b   Delincee H ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA comet assay; Food irradiation detection; Gamma radiation; Poultry

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; DNA; IONIZING RADIATION; MEATS; REFRIGERATION;

FOOD-BORNE DISEASES; PLASTIC BAGS; REFRIGERATED POULTRY;

IRRADIATION;

COMET ASSAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEATH; DNA DETERMINATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD PROCESSING; INDUSTRIALIZATION; POULTRY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALMONELLA; SHELF LIFE;

EID: 4143110029     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2004.04.025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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