Determining DNA strand breakage from embryogenic cell cultures of a conifer species using the single-cell gel electrophoresis assay

Tree Genetics and Genomes

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 425-430

  Costa, Pedro M ^a   Milhinhos, Ana ^b   Simões, Marta ^b   Marum, Liliana ^b   Oliveira, Ana Maria ^b   Costa, Maria H ^a   Miguel, Célia ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Embryogenic cultures; Mutagenesis; Picea abies; Protoplasts; SCGE assay

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84858619348     PISSN: 16142942     EISSN: 16142950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11295-011-0434-y     Document Type: Article

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