A fluorescent method for detection of telomerase activity

Diagnostic Molecular Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 102-110

  Aldous, Wade K ^a   Grabill, Nathaniel R ^b  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Pierce College   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescent TRAP assay; Spermidine; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; DNA; FLUORESCEIN; TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TELOMERE;

BACTERIOPHAGE T4; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPERMIDINE; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 0031003598     PISSN: 10529551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019606-199704000-00006     Document Type: Article

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