Quantitative reverse transcription-PCR assay of the RNA component of human telomerase using the TaqMan fluorogenic detection system

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2441-2445

  Yajima, Tomomi ^a   Yagihashi, Atsuhito ^a   Kameshima, Hidekazu ^a   Kobayashi, Daisuke ^a   Furuya, Daisuke ^a   Hirata, Koichi ^a   Watanabe, Naoki ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA; TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PANCREAS CANCER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0031677586     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/44.12.2441     Document Type: Article

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