Dimethyl sulfoxide improves RNA amplification

BioTechniques

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 44-47

  Sidhu, Maninder K ^a   Liao, Mei June ^a   Rashidbaigi, Abbas ^a  

^a Interferon Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0030001524     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/96211bm08     Document Type: Article

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