The comet assay in male reproductive toxicology

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-98

  Baumgartner, A ^a   Cemeli, E ^a   Anderson, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Reproductive toxicology; Sperm

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 1,3 BUTANEDIOL; 2 ETHOXYETHANOL; ACRYLONITRILE; ASCORBIC ACID; BENTAZON; BENZENE; BLEOMYCIN; CADMIUM; CHLORPHENOTANE; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; FENVALERATE; FLUDARABINE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEAD ACETATE; MERCURY CHLORIDE; MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; MITOMYCIN C; NICOTINE; PARATHION; PHTHALIC ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; THIAMINE; VANADIUM PENTOXIDE; VANADYL SULFATE; VINCRISTINE;

AGING; CELL VIABILITY; COMET ASSAY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA DAMAGE; GENETIC DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; GERM CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOA; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 58149184683     PISSN: 07422091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10565-007-9041-y     Document Type: Review

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