Theoretical uncertainty of measurements using quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-108

  Peccoud, Jean ^a   Jacob, Christine ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE TIMC IMAG   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; GENE NUMBER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBABILITY; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 0029935969     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79205-6     Document Type: Article

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