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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > animal and human health > medical sciences > toxicology > toxicity testing > genotoxicity tests > comet assay
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > medical sciences > toxicology > toxicity testing > genotoxicity tests > comet assay
Research, Technology, Methods > methodology > testing > toxicity testing > genotoxicity tests > comet assay
Research, Technology, Methods > methodology > analytical methods > electrophoresis > gel electrophoresis > agar gel electrophoresis > comet assay
Preferred Term:

ensayo cometa

Definition:
Técnica genotoxicológica empleada para medir el daño en el ADN en una única célula utilizando la electroforesis en gel. Los fragmentos de ADN celular adoptan una forma de “cometa con cola” en la electroforesis y son detectados por medio de un sistema de análisis de imágenes. Los ensayos alcalinos facilitan la detección precisa de daños en una sola cadena.
Concept Schemes:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt
Términos Genéricos:
pruebas de genotoxicidad, electroforesis en gel de agar
Términos Relacionados:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/291475
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