Comet assay: A brief history

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-3

  Piperakis, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CELL STRUCTURE; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA SUPERCOILING; DNA SYNTHESIS; EDITORIAL; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROPHORESIS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION;

EID: 58149202502     PISSN: 07422091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10565-008-9081-y     Document Type: Editorial

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