Microdensitometric scanning procedure for quantitative assessment of hybridization of rRNA targeting probes in leprosy

Acta Leprologica

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 213-217

  Sharma, R K ^a   Shirannavar, C T ^a   Katoch, K ^a   Sharma, V D ^a   Natrajan, M ^a   Saxena, N ^a   Katoch, V M ^a  

^a NATIONAL JALMA INSTITUTE FOR LEPROSY AND OTHER MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Hybridization; Leprosy; Mycobacterium leprae; Quantitation

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPROSY; MICRODENSITOMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA PROBE;

AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BIOPSY; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DENSITOMETRY; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

EID: 0031442984     PISSN: 00015938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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