Immunobead RT-PCR: A sensitive method for detection of circulating tumor cells

BioTechniques

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 100-105

  Eaton, Michael C ^b   Hardingham, Jennifer E ^b   Kotasek, Dusan ^b   Dobrovic, Alexander ^a,b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CYTOLYSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0031024178     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/97221st01     Document Type: Article

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