An improved assay for radiation-induced chromatid breaks using a colcemid block and calyculin-induced PCC combination

Mutagenesis

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 267-270

  Shovman, Olga ^a   Riches, Andrew C ^a   Adamson, Douglas ^b   Bryant, Peter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALYCULIN A; DEMECOLCINE;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL STIMULATION; CHROMATID ABERRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOGENS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATIDS; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; DEMECOLCINE; HUMANS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; OXAZOLES; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 46349091938     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: 14643804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gen009     Document Type: Article

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