Quantitative reverse transcriptase-PCR amplification of cytokine mRNA in liver biopsy specimens using a non-competitive method

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 142-147

  Bishop, G A ^a   Rokahr, K L ^a   Lowes, M ^a   Mcguinness, P H ^a   Napoli, J ^a   DeCruz, D J ^a   Wong, W Y ^b   Mccaughan, G W ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

cytokines; PCR; quantitation; transplantation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOKINE; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030890072     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/icb.1997.19     Document Type: Article

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