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Comet Assay

What's comet assay?

 

  • Means of measuring DNA damage, particularly DNA strand breaks. A cell is embedded in agar and exposed to a DNA-damaging agent. ...
    sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/iupacglossary/glossaryc.html

     

  • The Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis assay (also known as comet assay) is an uncomplicated and sensitive technique for the detection of DNA damage ...
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet assay


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