Evaluation of DNA Damage in Eurasian Marsh Frogs (Pelophylax ridibundus) by Comet Assay for Determination of Possible Pollution in the Different Lakes in Central Anatolia, Turkey
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In the present study, adult Eurasian marsh
frogs, Pelophylax ridibundus, and water samples were
collected from a reference lake and three water bodies in
central Anatolia, Turkey, to evaluate the water for chemical
pollutants and possible effects of pollutants on the DNA of
frog erythrocytes by using a comet assay. The results for
DNA damage parameters of the comet assay (total comet
length, tail intensity, and olive tail moment) and their
statistical analysis by ANOVA demonstrated that P. ridibundus
and the comet assay together represent an useful
approach for the early detection of polluted water bodies.