Application and adaptation of the in vitro micronucleus assay for the assessment of nutritional requirements of cells for DNA damage prevention

Mutagenesis

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 193-197

  Bull, Caroline F ^a   Beetstra Hill, Sasja ^a   Benassi Evans, Bianca J ^a   Crott, Jimmy W ^b   Kimura, Michiyo ^c   Teo, Theodora ^a   Wu, Jing ^a   Fenech, Michael F ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TAKASAKI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); ALCOHOL; TRACE ELEMENT;

CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOSTASIS; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA DAMAGE; GENE INTERACTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IONIZING RADIATION; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT GENE INTERACTION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYTONUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DIET; DNA DAMAGE; FOOD; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; RATS;

EID: 78650660704     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: 14643804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/geq065     Document Type: Review

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