Use of flow cytometry and RT-PCR for detecting gene expression by single cells

BioTechniques

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 286-291

  Gaynor, Elissa M ^a   Mirsky, Michael L ^a   Lewin, Harris A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MESSENGER RNA; REX PROTEIN; TAX PROTEIN; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BOVINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; CATTLE; CELL SELECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; BOVINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS;

EID: 0029783098     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/96212rr02     Document Type: Article

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