Quantification of cytokine messenger RNA in transfected human T cells by RT-PCR and an automated electrochemiluminescence-based post-PCR detection system

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 107-116

  Motmans, Kris ^a   Raus, Jef ^a   Vandevyver, Caroline ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cytokine; IFN ; IL 2; MRNA quantification; Polymerase chain reaction; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0030000479     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1759(95)00259-6     Document Type: Article

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