The Comet Assay in Toxicology
2nd Edition
Issues in Toxicology
Series Editors:
Professor Diana Anderson, University of Bradford, UK
Dr Michael D. Waters, Michael Waters Consulting, N. Carolina, USA
Dr Timothy C. Marrs, Edentox Associates, Kent, UK
Advisor to the Board:
Professor Alok Dhawan, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India
Titles in the Series:
1: Hair in Toxicology: An Important Bio-Monitor
2: Male-mediated Developmental Toxicity
3: Cytochrome P450: Role in the Metabolism and Toxicity of Drugs and other Xenobiotics
4: Bile Acids: Toxicology and Bioactivity
5: The Comet Assay in Toxicology
6: Silver in Healthcare
7: In Silico Toxicology: Principles and Applications
8: Environmental Cardiology
9: Biomarkers and Human Biomonitoring, Volume 1: Ongoing Programs and Exposures
10: Biomarkers and Human Biomonitoring, Volume 2: Selected Biomarkers of Current Interest
11: Hormone-Disruptive Chemical Contaminants in Food
12: Mammalian Toxicology of Insecticides
13: The Cellular Response to the Genotoxic Insult: The Question of Threshold for Genotoxic Carcinogens
14: Toxicological Effects of Veterinary Medicinal Products in Humans: Volume 1
15: Toxicological Effects of Veterinary Medicinal Products in Humans: Volume 2
16: Aging and Vulnerability to Environmental Chemicals: Age-related Disorders and their Origins in Environmental Exposures
17: Chemical Toxicity Prediction: Category Formation and Read-Across
18: The Carcinogenicity of Metals: Human Risk Through Occupational and Environmental Exposure
19: Reducing, Refining and Replacing the Use of Animals in Toxicity Testing
20: Advances in Dermatological Sciences
21: Metabolic Profiling: Disease and Xenobiotics
22: Manganese in Health and Disease
23: Toxicology, Survival and Health Hazards of Combustion Products
24: Masked Mycotoxins in Food: Formation, Occurrence and Toxicological Relevance
25: Aerobiology: The Toxicology of Airborne Pathogens and Toxins
26: Chemical Warfare Toxicology, Volume 1: Fundamental Aspects
27: Chemical Warfare Toxicology, Volume 2: Management of Poisoning
28: Toxicogenomics in Predictive Carcinogenicity
29: Human Stem Cell Toxicology
30: The Comet Assay in Toxicology, 2nd Edition
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The Comet Assay in Toxicology
2nd Edition
Edited by
Alok Dhawan
CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India
Email: [email protected]
Diana Anderson
University of Bradford, UK
Email: [email protected]
Issues in Toxicology No. 30
Print ISBN: 978-1-78262-287-1
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ISSN: 1757-7179
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