Quantitative aspects of an in situ hybridization procedure for detecting mRNAs in cells using 96-well microplates

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part B Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 107-113

  Zreiqat, Hala ^a   Sungaran, Ranita ^a   Howlett, C Rolfe ^a   Markovic, Boban ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

ELISA; In situ hybridization; Microplates; mRNA; Quantitation

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; MESSENGER RNA; STREPTAVIDIN; TRITON X 100;

ARTICLE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA PROBE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RNA TRANSLATION;

EID: 0031753325     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02760859     Document Type: Article

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