Evaluation of γ-radiation-induced DNA damage in two species of bivalves and their relative sensitivity using comet assay

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 150, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Praveen Kumar, M K ^a   Shyama, S K ^a   Sonaye, B S ^b   Naik, U Roshini ^a   Kadam, S B ^a   Bipin, P D ^a   D'costa, A ^a   Chaubey, R C ^c  

^a GOA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GOA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Comet assay; EMS; Genotoxicity; Gy; H; Haemocyte; Meretrix casta; Paphia malabarica; ; Radiation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BIOMARKER; BIVALVE; DNA; ELECTROKINESIS; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; GENOTOXICITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIONUCLIDE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIVALVE; CELL VIABILITY; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GAMMA RADIATION; GENETIC DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HEMOLYMPH; MERETRIX CASTA; NONHUMAN; PAPHIA MALABARICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COMET ASSAY; GENOTOXICITY; HAEMOCYTE; MERETRIX CASTA; PAPHIA MALABARICA; Γ-RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIVALVIA; COMET ASSAY; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; GAMMA RAYS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 84896117661     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.02.007     Document Type: Article

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