HaloJ: An imageJ program for semiautomatic quantification of DNA damage at single-cell level

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 362-366

  Maurya, Dharmendra Kumar ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

comet assay; DNA damage; halo assay; ImageJ; macro

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CELL LEVEL; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SOFTWARE; RADIOBIOLOGY; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; TOXICOLOGY; ANIMAL; AUTOMATION; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GAMMA RADIATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MOUSE; MUTAGEN TESTING; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; AUTOMATION; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LYMPHOCYTES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84908219565     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: 1092874X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1091581814549961     Document Type: Article

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