Fixed archival tissue: Purify DNA and primers for good PCR yield!

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part B Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 299-301

  Weirich, Gregor ^a,b   Hornauer, Maria Anna ^b   Brüning, Thomas ^c   Höfler, Heinz ^b   Brauch, Hiltrud ^b,d  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA extraction; Fixation; PCR HPLC

Indexed keywords

DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DNA; DNA PRIMERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0031309554     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02760783     Document Type: Article

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