Preferred Name |
comet assay |
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Synonyms |
SCGE assay single cell gel electrophoresis assay |
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Definitions |
a comet assay is an assay which utilizes gel electrophoresis on cell exposed to a challenge with the objective to assess DNA damage (DNA breakage) by determining the size and shape of DNA migration in cell placed in an electric field in specific conditions. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0302736 |
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alternative term |
SCGE assay single cell gel electrophoresis assay |
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definition |
a comet assay is an assay which utilizes gel electrophoresis on cell exposed to a challenge with the objective to assess DNA damage (DNA breakage) by determining the size and shape of DNA migration in cell placed in an electric field in specific conditions. |
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definition source |
PMID:7686265 .Mutat Res. 1993 Jul;288(1):47-63.The single cell gel electrophoresis assay (comet assay): a European review. |
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editor preferred term |
comet assay |
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example of usage |
PMID: 18326531.Mutagenesis. 2008 Mar 6.Recommendations for design of the rat comet assay. |
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has participant |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0400140 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0400142 |
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label |
comet assay |
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prefixIRI |
OBI:0302736 |
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prefLabel |
comet assay |
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term editor |
Philippe Rocca-Serra |
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