Detection and quantitative measurement of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) gene expression using a semi-nested competitive PCR assay

Cytokine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-185

  Krüse, Jacqueline J C M ^a   Bart, Cindy I ^a   Leer, Jan Willem H ^b   Wondergem, Jan ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cytokine; mRNA; Quantitation; Seminested competative PCR; TGF 1

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0033082236     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cyto.1998.0413     Document Type: Article

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