Continuous fluorescence monitoring of rapid cycle DNA amplification

BioTechniques

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 130-138

  Wittwer, Carl T ^a,b   Herrmann, Mark G ^a   Moss, Alan A ^a   Rasmussen, Randy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARTICLE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HYDROLYSIS;

EID: 0031022694     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/97221bi01     Document Type: Article

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