In vitro stability of polymerase chain reaction-generated DNA fragments in serum and cell extracts

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 703-708

  Piva, Roberta ^a   Lambertini, Elisabetta ^a   Penolazzi, Letizia ^a   Facciolo, Maria C ^a   Lodi, Annalisa ^a   Aguiari, Gianluca ^a   Nastruzzi, Claudio ^a   Del Senno, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell extracts; DNA stability; Human serum; Liposome; PCR generated DNA fragments

Indexed keywords

CELL EXTRACT; DNA FRAGMENT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; LIPOSOME;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CATIONS; CELL EXTRACTS; DNA; DNA, NEOPLASM; DNA, VIRAL; DRUG STABILITY; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, ERYTHROBLASTIC, ACUTE; LIPOSOMES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (CYTOSINE-SPECIFIC); TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032530541     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(98)00057-4     Document Type: Article

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