mrna quantitation techniques: Considerations for experimental design and application

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2038-2044

  Reue, Karen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

NORTHERN BLOTTING; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031791143     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.11.2038     Document Type: Review

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