DNA damage in peripheral blood leukocytes of physically active individuals as measured by the alkaline single cell gel electrophoresis assay

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 291-303

  Gandhi, Gursatej ^a   Chopra, Gunjan ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Genetic damage; Gymnasiums; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CELL; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIFESTYLE; MARRIAGE; MOBILE PHONE; OCCUPATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE;

COLORING AGENT; DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CELLS; CELLULAR PHONE; COLORING AGENTS; COMET ASSAY; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; OCCUPATIONS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549155286     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.20457     Document Type: Article

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