"Comet Assay" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genotoxicological technique for measuring DNA damage in an individual cell using single-cell gel electrophoresis. Cell DNA fragments assume a "comet with tail" formation on electrophoresis and are detected with an image analysis system. Alkaline assay conditions facilitate sensitive detection of single-strand damage.
| Descriptor ID |
D020552
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.196.401.153.150 E05.301.300.100.150 E05.393.560.150 E05.940.560.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Comet Assay- Comet Assay
- Assay, Comet
- Assays, Comet
- Comet Assays
- Gel Electrophoresis, Single-Cell
- Electrophoreses, Single-Cell Gel
- Electrophoresis, Single-Cell Gel
- Gel Electrophoreses, Single-Cell
- Gel Electrophoresis, Single Cell
- Single-Cell Gel Electrophoreses
- Single-Cell Gel Electrophoresis
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Single-Cell
Alkaline Comet Assay- Alkaline Comet Assay
- Alkaline Comet Assays
- Assay, Alkaline Comet
- Assays, Alkaline Comet
- Comet Assay, Alkaline
- Comet Assays, Alkaline
- Alkaline Single-Cell Gel Electrophoresis Assay
- Alkaline Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis Assay
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Comet Assay" by people in Profiles.
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Assessment of DNA Damage in Leukocytes of Patients With Coronary Artery Disease by Comet Assay. Int Heart J. 2017 Apr 06; 58(2):271-274.
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HuR silencing elicits oxidative stress and DNA damage and sensitizes human triple-negative breast cancer cells to radiotherapy. Oncotarget. 2016 10 04; 7(40):64820-64835.
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Gefitinib radiosensitizes non-small cell lung cancer cells by suppressing cellular DNA repair capacity. Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Feb 15; 14(4):1266-73.
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Enterococcus faecalis produces extracellular superoxide and hydrogen peroxide that damages colonic epithelial cell DNA. Carcinogenesis. 2002 Mar; 23(3):529-36.