Experimental design: A useful tool for PCR optimization

BioTechniques

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 134-140

  Boleda, M D ^a   Briones, P ^a   Farres J ^b   Tyfield, L ^c   Pi, R ^d  

^a Institut de Bioquimica Clinica Barcelona   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Edificio Eureka   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA TEMPLATE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

EID: 0030012728     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/96211rr05     Document Type: Article

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