Quantification of GABA(A) receptor subunit mRNAs by non-radioisotopic competitive RT-PCR utilizing plate-based EIA methodology

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-73

  Uusi Oukari, Mikko ^a   Kleinz, Raymonde ^c   Mäkelä, Riikka ^b   Lüddens, Hartmut ^c   Korpi, Esa R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competitive PCR; GABA(A) receptor subunits; mRNA; Non radioisotopic; Quantitative RT PCR

Indexed keywords

2,4 DINITROPHENOL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SLICE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; MALE; MICE; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0033959322     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(99)00158-2     Document Type: Article

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