Rapid RNA isolation without the use of commercial kits: Application to small tissue samples

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 433, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 664-668

  Gauthier, Eric R ^a   Madison, Steve D ^a   Michel, Robin N ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Molecular assay; Molecular biology; RT PCR; Small tissue samples; Technique

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; KIDNEY; LIVER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA; SPLEEN;

EID: 0031057244     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240050328     Document Type: Article

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