Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Clinical Applications of Comet Assay
(Merve Bacanli, Gülhane Pharmacy Faculty Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey)
Chapter 2. Comet Assay in Occupational Toxicology Studies
(Hatice Gül Anlar, PhD, Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey)
Chapter 3. The Comet Assay as a Tool to Detect the Genotoxic Potential of Nanomaterials
(Constanza Cortés and Ricard Marcos, Group of Mutagenesis, Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain, and others)
Chapter 4. Kinetic Approach in Comet Assay: An Opportunity to Investigate DNA Loops
(Katerina Afanasieva and Andrei Sivolob, Department of General and Medical Genetics, Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv, Ukraine)
Chapter 5. Evaluation of Global DNA Methylation Status of Single Cells by the Comet Assay: A Promising Approach in Cancer Diagnosis and Follow-Up
(Yıldız Dincer, PhD, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Istanbul, Turkey)
Chapter 6. Comet Assay: A Suitable Method for in Vitro Genotoxicity Assessment Using Animal Lymphocytes
(Simona Koleničová, Viera Schwarzbacherová, Beáta Holečková and Martina Galdíková, Institute of Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Košice, Slovak Republic)
Chapter 7. Determination of Aluminum-Induced Oxidative and Genotoxic Effects in Sunflower Leaves
(Aslıhan Çetinbaş-Genç, Elif Kılıç-Çakmak, Fatma Yanık, Filiz Vardar, Ahu Altunkut-Uncuoğlu and Yıldız Aydın, Marmara University, Science and Arts Faculty, Department of Biology, Istanbul, Turkey, and others)
Chapter 8. Determination of Genotoxic Effects of Organochlorine Pesticides in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by Comet Assay
(Melek Adiloğlu Öztürk and Yıldız Aydın, Marmara University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Biology, Göztepe Campus, Istanbul, Turkey)
Chapter 9. Investigation of Genotoxic Effects of Organophosphorus Pesticides in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)
(Tuba Akan and Yıldız Aydın, Marmara University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Biology, Göztepe Campus, Istanbul, Turkey)
Chapter 10. Genotoxicity of Hydroquinone and Fungal Detoxification: Correlation with Hydroquinone Concentration and Cell Viability
(Ana Lúcia Leitão, Departamento de Ciências e Tecnologia da Biomassa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal)
Index