The application of single cell gel electrophoresis or comet assay to human monitoring studies Aplicacion de la electroforesis unicelular o ensayo cometa en estudios de monitoreo humano

Objective. In the search of new human genotoxic biomarkers, the single cell gel electrophoresis assay has been proposed as a sensible alternative. Material and methods. This technique detects principally single strand breaks as well as alkali-labile and repair-retarded sites. Results. Herein we pres...

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Main Authors: Mahara Valverde, Patricia Ostrosky-Wegman, Emilio Rojas, Teresa Fortoul, Fernando Meneses, Matiana Ramírez, Fernando Díaz-Barriga, Mariano Cebrian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 1999-11-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36341999000800007