Determination of apoptosis in primary rat hepatocytes by real-time quantitative PCR (TaqMan PCR)

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 13, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 561-565

  Hildebrand, H ^a   Kempka, G ^a   Mahnke, A ^a  

^a BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

apoptosis; camptothecin; primary hepatocytes; rat; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

CAMPTOTHECIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN P53; TOPOTECAN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; LIVER CELL; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; NONHUMAN; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032854814     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-2333(99)00039-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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