Target length and primer concentration affect the gain of c-erbB2 and p53 amplicons

FASEB Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 897-903

  Sundfors, Carola Helena ^a   Collan, Yrjö Urho I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

DNA synthesis; Optical density; Primer; Quantitative polymerase chain reaction; Target sequence

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; ONCOGENE C ERB; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0030842729     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.11.11.9285488     Document Type: Article

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