Rapid isolation of high-quality RNA from symbiotic dinoflagellates

Phycologia

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 307-309

  Mylne, Joshua S ^a   Mason, Michael G ^a   Botella, José R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; NORTHERN BLOTTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ISOLATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

ALGAE; AMPHIDINIUM CARTERAE; DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; GYMNODINIALES; INVERTEBRATA; SYMBIODINIUM; SYMBIODINIUM MICROADRIATICUM;

EID: 0032323694     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-37-4-307.1     Document Type: Article

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