Direct quantitation of RNA transcripts by competitive single-tube RT- PCR and capillary electrophoresis

BioTechniques

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 130-137

  Borson, N D ^a,b   Strausbauch, M A ^a   Wettstein, P J ^a   Oda, R P ^a   Johnston, S L ^a   Landers, J P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0031847760     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/98251rr01     Document Type: Article

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