Characterization of synthesized silver nanoparticles and assessment of its genotoxicity potentials using the alkaline comet assay

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 742, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 61-65

  Flower, Natesan A L ^a   Brabu, Balusamy ^a   Revathy, Murugan ^b   Gopalakrishnan, Chandrasekaran ^a   Raja, Savarimuthu V K ^a   Murugan, Siva S ^b,c   Kumaravel, Tirukalikundram S ^b,c  

^a SRM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GLR Laboratories Private Limited   (India)

^c GLR Laboratories Private Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Free radicals; Genotoxicity; Hydrogen peroxide; Silver nanoparticle

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; SILVER;

EID: 84856092084     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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