Comet Assay As Indirect Measure Of Systemic Oxidative Stress l Protocol Preview

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Comet Assay as an Indirect Measure of Systemic Oxidative Stress - a 2 minute Preview of the Experimental Protocol

Lei Fang, Albert Neutzner, Stephanie Turtschi, Josef Flammer, Maneli Mozaffarieh
University of Basel, Department of Ophthalmology; University of Basel, Department of Biomedicine;

Comet assay measures DNA breaks, induced by different factors. If all factors (except oxidative stress) causing DNA damage are kept constant, the amount of DNA damage is a good indirect parameter of oxidative stress. The goal of this protocol is to use comet assay for indirect measurement of oxidative stress.

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