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

• Main Authors: Mahara Valverde (Author), Patricia Ostrosky-Wegman (Author), Emilio Rojas (Author), Teresa Fortoul (Author), Fernando Meneses (Author), Matiana Ramírez (Author), Fernando Díaz-Barriga (Author), Mariano Cebrian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 1999-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...