Detection of γ-irradiation induced DNA damage and radioprotection of compounds in yeast using comet assay

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 169-174

  Nemavarkar, P S ^a   Chourasia, B K ^a   Pasupathy, K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Comet assay; Disufiram; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Single cell gel electrophoresis; Irradiation

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CELL CULTURE; DAMAGE DETECTION; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; IRRADIATION; MAMMALS; YEAST;

BUDDING YEASTS; CELL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS ASSAY; COMET ASSAYS; DISUFIRAM; DNA DAMAGES; RADIOPROTECTION; RAPID METHOD; SENSITIVE METHOD; SINGLE CELL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; YEAST SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

GAMMA RAYS;

CAFFEINE; DISULFIRAM;

ARTICLE; CELL BUDDING; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; EUKARYOTE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPHEROPLAST FORMATION; YEAST; YEAST CELL;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 4544265787     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.45.169     Document Type: Article

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