About The Medical Condition Comet Assays

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Comet Assays

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Comet Assays Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Comet Assays?

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.

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