Search Results - "Plas, Gina"
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The in vitro MN assay in 2011: origin and fate, biological significance, protocols, high throughput methodologies and toxicological relevance
Published in Archives of toxicology (01-08-2011)“…Micronuclei (MN) are small, extranuclear bodies that arise in dividing cells from acentric chromosome/chromatid fragments or whole chromosomes/chromatids…”
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In vitro genotoxicity testing using the micronucleus assay in cell lines, human lymphocytes and 3D human skin models
Published in Mutagenesis (01-01-2011)“…The toxicological relevance of the micronucleus (MN) test is well defined: it is a multi-target genotoxic endpoint, assessing not only clastogenic and…”
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Maternal and Gestational Factors and Micronucleus Frequencies in Umbilical Blood: The NewGeneris Rhea Cohort in Crete
Published in Environmental health perspectives (01-10-2011)“…Background: The use of cancer-related biomarkers in newborns has been very limited. Objective: We investigated the formation of micronuclei (MN) in full-term…”
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Automated image analysis of cytokinesis-blocked micronuclei: an adapted protocol and a validated scoring procedure for biomonitoring
Published in Mutagenesis (01-01-2009)“…Micronuclei (MN) frequencies in peripheral blood lymphocytes have been used worldwide as a biomarker of chromosomal damage for genotoxicity testing and…”
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Automated image analysis of micronuclei by IMSTAR for biomonitoring
Published in Mutagenesis (01-01-2011)“…For many years, the analysis of micronuclei (MN) has been successfully applied to human biomonitoring of in vivo genotoxin exposure and provides a sensitive…”
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Exploring the aneugenic and clastogenic potential in the nanosize range: A549 human lung carcinoma cells and amorphous monodisperse silica nanoparticles as models
Published in Nanotoxicology (01-12-2010)“…Abstract We explored how to assess the genotoxic potential of nanosize particles with a well validated assay, the in vitro cytochalasin-B micronucleus assay,…”
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Lower nucleotide excision repair capacity in newborns compared to their mothers: A pilot study
Published in Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) (01-01-2014)“…•Pilot study of 25 newborn daughters and their mothers.•Application of recent developed nucleotide excision repair phenotype assay.•Lower repair capacity…”
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Preterm newborns show slower repair of oxidative damage and paternal smoking associated DNA damage
Published in Mutagenesis (01-09-2012)“…Newborns have to cope with hypoxia during delivery and a sudden increase in oxygen at birth. Oxygen will partly be released as reactive oxygen species having…”
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The effect of dietary estimates calculated using food frequency questionnaires on micronuclei formation in European pregnant women: a NewGeneris study
Published in Mutagenesis (01-11-2014)“…The use of biomarkers of early genetic effects, predictive for cancer, such as micronuclei (MN) in lymphocytes, may help to investigate the association between…”
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In vitro genotoxicity testing using the micronucleus assay in cell lines, human lymphocytes and 3D human skin models: MICRONUCLEI - Recent advances in their measurement in understanding of molecular mechanisms and their association with environment genetics and disease
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Cytogenetic effects in children and mothers exposed to air pollution assessed by the frequency of micronuclei and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH): A family pilot study in the Czech Republic
Published in Mutation research (28-09-2006)“…A family pilot study was conducted in the Czech Republic to test the hypothesis that exposure to air pollution with particulate matter (PM) in children results…”
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