Development of an improved product enhanced reverse transcriptase assay

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-54

  Chang, Audrey ^a   Ostrove, Jeffrey M ^a   Bird, Robert E ^a  

^a Microbiological Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Assay; PCR; Retrovirus; Reverse transcriptase

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA PRIMERS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEVIVIRUS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAUSCHER VIRUS; RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RNA, VIRAL; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPLATES, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; UNIDENTIFIED RETROVIRUS;

EID: 0030938078     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(96)02168-4     Document Type: Article

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