A high-density differential screening strategy for identification of fovea genes with altered expression in the retina during aging

Biotechnology Techniques

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 577-581

  Somiari, Richard Idem ^a   Wong, Paul ^b   Bernstein, Steve Lance ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Fovea array; Retinal genes

Indexed keywords

AGING; CLONE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DIFFERENTIAL DISPLAY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PROBE; RETINA; RNA; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0032873910     PISSN: 0951208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008902018506     Document Type: Article

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