Optimized noninvasive procedures to measure DNA damage in comet assay

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1144-1150

  Szeto, Y T ^a   Lee, A K H ^b,c   Benzie, I F F ^d   Obied, H K ^c  

^a HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION   (Hong Kong)

^b KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; buccal; genoprotection; lymphocyte; quercetin

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; QUERCETIN;

ADULT; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CHEEK; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELLS, CULTURED; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; OXIDANTS; QUERCETIN;

EID: 84869005975     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327112446816     Document Type: Article

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