Multiplex semi-quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction of low abundance neuronal mRNAs

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 395-406

  Pernas Alonso, Roberto ^a   Morelli, Francesco ^a   Di Porzio, Umberto ^a   Perrone Capano, Carla ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain primary culture; Dopaminergic neuron; HPRT; Motoneuron; Neural gene expression; Neurological mutant

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA PRIMERS; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICE, NEUROLOGIC MUTANTS; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NEUROPEPTIDES; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; VESICULAR BIOGENIC AMINE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 0033485475     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-299X(99)00045-8     Document Type: Article

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