Assessment of DNA integrity in erythrocytes of Cobitis elongata affected by water pollution: The alkaline comet assay study

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 120-130

  Kopjar, Nevenka ^a   Mustafić, Perica ^b   Zanella, Davor ^b   Buj, Ivana ^b   Ćaleta, Marko ^b   Zoran Marcic ^b   Milić, Mirta ^b   Dolenec, Zdravko ^a   Mrakovčić, Milorad ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Balkan loach; Comet assay; DNA integrity; Erythrocyte; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BIOASSAY; CELL ORGANELLE; CONSERVATION STATUS; CYPRINID; DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTOXICITY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POPULATION GENETICS; SAMPLING; SPECIMEN BANK; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; KUPA RIVER; SAVA RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

COBITIDAE; COBITIS ELONGATA;

EID: 70349639237     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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