Measurement of relative quantities of different HLA-A and -B mRNAs in cells by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-75

  Liu, Kui ^a   Kao, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; HLA antigen; mRNA; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; LYMPHOBLASTOID CELL LINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ASPERGILLUS NUCLEASE S1; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030932302     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(97)00012-4     Document Type: Article

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