A new quantitative solution hybridisation-RNase protection assay for APP and APLP2 mRNA

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 77-84

  Johnston, Janet A ^a   Norgren, Svante ^b,c   Annerén, Göran ^d   Cowburn, Richard F ^a   Lannfelt, Lars ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amyloid precursor protein; Amyloid precursor like protein 2; mRNA; Solution hybridisation RNase protection assay

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PRECURSOR LIKE PROTEIN 2; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RIBONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL LINE; CEREBELLUM; CHROMOSOME 21; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAT SHOCK; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOBLASTOID CELL LINE; MALE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA RNA HYBRIDIZATION;

EID: 0030608462     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(96)00160-X     Document Type: Article

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