Evaluation of oxidative DNA damage using an alkaline single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) comet assay, and the protective effects of N-acetylcysteine amide on zearalenone-induced cytotoxicity in chang liver cells

Toxicological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-52

  Kang, Changgeun ^a   Lee, Hyungkyoung ^a   Yoo, Yong San ^a   Hah, Do Yun ^a   Kim, Chung Hui ^a   Kim, Euikyung ^a   Kim, Jong Shu ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

An alkaline single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) Comet assay; Chang liver cell; Cytotoxicity; DNA damaging; N Acetylcysteine amide (NACA); Zearalenone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880591482     PISSN: 19768257     EISSN: 22342753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5487/TR.2013.29.1.043     Document Type: Article

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