Using a non-radioisotopic, quantitative TRAP-based method detecting telomerase activities in human hepatoma cells

Cell Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-77

  Zhang, Ru Gang ^a   Wang, Xing Wang ^a   Yuan, Jin Hui ^a   Guo, Li Xia ^a   Xie, Hong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Human hepatoma cells.; Human liver cells; Non radioisotopic telomerase assay; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOISOTOPE; TELOMERASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER TUMOR; METABOLISM; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; RADIOISOTOPES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TELOMERASE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0034150163     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cr.7290037     Document Type: Article

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