In situ evaluation of the genotoxic potential of the river Nile: II. Detection of DNA strand-breakage and apoptosis in Oreochromis niloticus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822)

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 747, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 14-21

  Osman, Alaa G M ^a,b   Abuel Fadl, Khaled Y ^c   Kloas, Werner ^b,d  

^a Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^c Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency EEAA   (Egypt)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

African catfish; Apoptosis; Comet assay; Diffusion assay; DNA damage; Genotoxicity; Nile tilapia; River Nile

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CATFISH; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ERYTHROCYTE; GENOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CATFISHES; CICHLIDS; COMET ASSAY; DNA BREAKS; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; RIVERS; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 84862334792     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2012.02.013     Document Type: Article

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