Analysis of human interleukin-5 gene transcription by a novel nuclear run on method based on the polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-151

  Rolfe, Fiona G ^a   Sewell, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

cytokine; gene expression; RNA processing; T lymphocyte

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 5;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EOSINOPHIL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

CELL NUCLEUS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-5; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031588931     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(96)00245-1     Document Type: Article

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