A reverse transcription-quantitative competitive polymerase chain reaction (RT-qcPCR) technique to measure cytokine gene expression in domestic mammals

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 242-248

  Rottman, J B ^a   Tompkins, W A F ^a   Tompkins, M B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; mRNA expression; Quantitative competitive polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUUS CABALLUS; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SUS SCROFA;

CYTOKINE; MESSENGER RNA; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HORSE; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATS; CATTLE; CYTOKINES; DOGS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORSES; MAMMALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; SWINE;

EID: 0030102813     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030098589603300217     Document Type: Article

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