The effects on DNA migration of altering parameters in the comet assay protocol such as agarose density, electrophoresis conditions and durations of the enzyme or the alkaline treatments

Mutagenesis

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 689-695

  Ersson, Clara ^a   Möller, Lennart ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; ALKALI; DNA; DNA FORMAMIDOPYRIMIDINE GLYCOSYLASE;

ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; DENSITY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA MIGRATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPHORESIS; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; INTERACTIONS WITH DNA; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TIME; TREATMENT DURATION;

ALKALIES; CELL LINE; COMET ASSAY; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA-FORMAMIDOPYRIMIDINE GLYCOSYLASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SEPHAROSE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80455156027     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: 14643804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/ger034     Document Type: Article

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