A competitive RT-PCR method for the quantitative analysis of cytokine mRNAs in mouse tissues

Cytokine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 212-218

  Zhou, Nai Ming ^a   Matthys, Patrick ^a   Polacek, Charlotta ^a   Fiten, Pierre ^a   Sato, Akihiko ^a   Billiau, Alfons ^a   Froyen, Guy ^a  

^a REGA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Competitive PCR; Cytokine; mRNA; Quantitation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOKINE; DNA FRAGMENT; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY CD3; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SPLEEN;

EID: 0031104806     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cyto.1996.0156     Document Type: Article

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