Increasing the resolution of the comet assay using fluorescent in situ hybridization-a review

Mutagenesis

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 383-389

  Shaposhnikov, Sergey ^a   Frengen, Eirik ^b   Collins, Andrew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; ENDONUCLEASE;

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; COMET ASSAY; CYTOLYSIS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA SUPERCOILING; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHROMATIN; COMET ASSAY; DISEASE; DNA PROBES; DNA REPAIR; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 71949086206     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: 14643804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gep021     Document Type: Review

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