Housekeeping genes as internal standards: Use and limits

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 75, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 291-295

  Thellin, O ^a   Zorzi, W ^a   Lakaye, B ^a   De Borman, B ^a   Coumans, B ^a   Hennen, G ^a   Grisar, T ^a   Igout, A ^a   Heinen, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Housekeeping genes; Internal standards; RNase protection; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CELLS; ELECTROPHORESIS; MOLECULES; PROTEINS; RNA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DENSITOMETRY; HOUSEKEEPING GENES; IN VIVO AND IN VITRO MODELS; INTERNAL STANDARDS; QUANTIFICATION;

GENES;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CYTOKINES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES; GLYCERALDEHYDE-3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASES; HUMANS; MICE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S;

EID: 0032883806     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(99)00163-7     Document Type: Article

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