The Comet assay for the evaluation of genotoxic impact in aquatic environments

Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research

Volumn 681, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-92

  Frenzilli, G ^a   Nigro, M ^a   Lyons, B P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquatic organisms; Biomonitoring; Comet assay; DNA damage; Environmental impact

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GENOTOXIN; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC SPECIES; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMET ASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC TOXICOLOGY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INVERTEBRATE; LABORATORY TEST; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUSSEL; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; STANDARDIZATION; VERTEBRATE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FRESH WATER; INVERTEBRATES; MARINE BIOLOGY; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 62149138337     PISSN: 13835742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2008.03.001     Document Type: Review

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