Application of the comet assay in erythrocytes of Oreochromis niloticus (Pisces): a methodological comparison

The present study applied the comet assay to erythrocytes of Oreochromis niloticus with the aim of improving protocols to detect DNA damage in these cells, by using two distinct pHs (pH = 12.1 and pH > 13) and evaluating whether there is a correspondence between silver and ethidium bromide staini...

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Main Authors: Cintya A. Christofoletti, José Augusto O. David, Carmem S. Fontanetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2009-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572009000100024