The comet assay: a sensitive method for detecting DNA damage in individual cells

W Liao, MA McNutt, WG Zhu - Methods, 2009 - Elsevier
… this assay in the past 25 years. In addition, we present an example of how the comet assay
… of DNA damage in human lung cancer cells after differing doses of the cytosine analog 5-aza-…

The comet assay: a method to measure DNA damage in individual cells

PL Olive, JP Banáth - Nature protocols, 2006 - nature.com
comet assay, a gel electrophoresis–based method that can be used to measure DNA damage
in individual eukaryotic cells… diploid mammalian cell. DNA damage and its repair in single-…

DNA damage and repair in individual cells: applications of the comet assay in radiobiology

PL Olive - International journal of radiation biology, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
comet assay is a single-cell gel electrophoresis initial levels of DNA damage in individual
cells … provided an opportunity to examine a number and repair of damage, in individual cells. It …

Heterogeneity in DNA damage using the comet assay

PL Olive, RE Durand - Cytometry Part A: The Journal of the …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
… was developed many years ago to analyze DNA damage in individual cells. It is a powerful
and versatile technique that relies on microscopic visualization or imaging of DNA after …

Alkaline comet assay for assessing DNA damage in individual cells

X Pu, Z Wang, JE Klaunig - Current protocols in toxicology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
… culture, suspension cell culture, white blood cells, and tissue. Comet assays measure DNA
damage in individual cells; thus, single-cell suspensions need to be prepared. To minimize …

The comet assay: principles, applications, and limitations

AR Collins - In situ detection of DNA damage: methods and …, 2002 - Springer
… inter-individual range of damage levels within any group—as well as intra-individual variability
… to assess individual risk of diseases such as cancer from comet assay results would be …

The comet assay: An overview of techniques

PL Olive - In Situ Detection of DNA Damage: Methods and …, 2002 - Springer
comet assay is a gel electrophoresis method that is used to visualize and measure DNA strand
breaks in individual cells … breaks in individual cells using microscopy. In its simplest form, …

The comet moment as a measure of DNA damage in the comet assay

CRH Kent, JJ Eady, GM Ross… - International journal of …, 1995 - Taylor & Francis
… relationships to compare with cellular endpoints. We have used the single-cell gel electrophoresis
(SCGE) or `comet' assay to measure DNA damage in individual cells after irradiation. …

The comet assay for DNA damage and repair: principles, applications, and limitations

AR Collins - Molecular biotechnology, 2004 - Springer
… The purpose of this review is to clear up some misconceptions about the comet assay and to
… : detection of maturation of recently replicated DNA in individual cells. Cancer Res. 59, 5912…

Comet assay measurements: a perspective

TS Kumaravel, B Vilhar, SP Faux, AN Jha - Cell biology and toxicology, 2009 - Springer
… The assay has also been successfully implemented in plant cells under laboratory … of the
Comet Assay include: (a) the collection of data at the level of the individual cell, allowing more …