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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Aug 22.
Published in final edited form as: Mutat Res. 2007 Mar 19;630(1-2):78–91. doi: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2007.03.002

Table II.

Flow Cytometric Endpoints

Endpoint Measure of
Micronucleus frequency DNA double-strand breaks and/or chromosome lag
EMA-negative nuclei : bead ratio Cytotoxicity (relative survival)
EMA-positive event frequency Cytotoxicity (apopotosis and/or necrosis)
Perturbations to SYTOX fluorescence Cytotoxicity (cell cycle effects)
Hypodiploid nuclei frequency Aneuploidization (although apoptosis can not be ruled out)

Abbreviations: EMA = ethidium monoazide bromide