Use of the Comet and micronucleus assays for in vivo genotoxicity assessment in the coelomocytes of the earthworm Eisenia andrei

Earthworm Biomarkers as Tools for Soil Pollution Assessment

“…It may arise from a whole lagging chromosome or an acentric chromosome fragment detaching from a chromosome after breakage which do not integrate in the daughter nuclei. Sforzini et al (2010) provided the first step of validation of this test on earthworm (Eisenia andrei ) cells.…”