Micronucleus assay in human cells: Lymphocytes and buccal cells

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 1044, Issue , 2013, Pages 191-207

  Bolognesi, Claudia ^a   Fenech, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

BMCyt; Buccal cell; Bud; CBMNcyt; Chromosomal damage; Cytome; DNA damage; Lymphocyte; Micronucleus; Nucleoplasmic bridge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; CHEEK; CYTOKINESIS; EX VIVO STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; LYMPHOCYTE; METHODOLOGY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84934437385     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-529-3_10     Document Type: Article

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