Use of the Comet assay to assess DNA damage in hemocytes and digestive gland cells of mussels and clams exposed to water contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons

Assessment of DNA damage in lymphocytes

Assessment of DNA damage in lymphocytes of workers exposed to X-radiation using the micronucleus test and the comet assay

✍ Sharbel Weidner Maluf; Daniela Ferreira Passos; Alexandre Bacelar; Günter Speit; 📂 Article 📅 2001 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 74 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract The mutagenic and carcinogenic effects of genotoxic agents on exposed people have constituted an increasing concern. Therefore, the objective of this work was to assess DNA damage in lymphocytes of workers exposed to X‐radiation using the cytokinesis‐blocked micronucleus test and the co