Saying “No” to Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Determinants of Assertiveness among Nonsmoking Employees

Determination of DNA single-strand break

Determination of DNA single-strand breaks in lymphocytes of smokers and nonsmokers exposed to environmental tobacco smoke using the nick translation assay

✍ Einhaus, M. ;Holz, O. ;Mei�ner, R. ;Krause, T. ;Warncke, K. ;Held, I. ;Scherer, 📂 Article 📅 1994 🏛 Springer-Verlag 🌐 English ⚖ 636 KB

The detection of DNA single-strand breaks (SSB) in human mononucleated white blood cells (MWBC) using a modified version of the nick translation assay is presented. This assay allows rapid and sensitive examination of SSB using only 5 ml heparinized blood fo'~ an eightfold determination. The assay w