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Use of Frozen Tissue in the Comet Assay for the Evaluation of DNA Damage
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This protocol describes several procedures for preparing high quality frozen tissue samples at the time of necropsy for use in the comet assay to assess DNA damage: 1) minced tissue, 2) scraped epithelial cells from the gastrointestinal tract, and 3) cubed tissue samples, requiring homogenization using a tissue mincing device.
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Hobbs, C. A., Recio, L., Winters, J., Witt, K. L. Use of Frozen Tissue in the Comet Assay for the Evaluation of DNA Damage. J. Vis. Exp. (157), e59955, doi:10.3791/59955 (2020).
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