Correct evaluation of reporter assays in different cell lines by direct determination of the introduced plasmid amount

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 150-153

  Siedow, Anja ^a   Gratchev, Alexei ^a   Hanski, Christoph ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Normalisation of reporter gene activities; Slot blot hybridisation; Transient transfection

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONITORING; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; SIMIAN VIRUS 40;

SIMIAE; SIMIAN VIRUS; SIMIAN VIRUS 40;

EID: 0034051750     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/S0171-9335(04)70017-5     Document Type: Article

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