DNA alkylation lesions and their repair in human cells: Modification of the comet assay with 3-methyladenine DNA glycosylase (AlkD)

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-81

  Hašplová, Katarína ^a,b   Hudecová, Alexandra ^a,b   Magdolénová, Zuzana ^b   Bjøras, Magnar ^c   Gálová, EliŠka ^a   Miadoková, Eva ^a   Dušinská, Mária ^b,d  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d SLOVAK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

AlkD; Cellular repair; Comet assay; DNA alkylation; DNA glycosylase; In vitro repair; Methyl methanesulfonate

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLADENINE DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID GLYCOSYLASE; CELL EXTRACT; DNA GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL REGENERATION; COMET ASSAY; DNA ALKYLATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOBLASTOID CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALKYLATION; CELL LINE; COMET ASSAY; DNA; DNA ADDUCTS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA GLYCOSYLASES; DNA REPAIR; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; METHYL METHANESULFONATE; MUTAGENS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 81355149444     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: 18793169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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