Quantification of relative mRNA expression in the rat brain using simple RT-PCR and ethidium bromide staining

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 99, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 45-51

  Horikoshi, Tetsuro ^a   Sakakibara, Manabu ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GABA(A) receptor; Non RI; Phospholipase C; Quantitative RT PCR; Rat brain; Relative gene expression

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; ISOENZYME; MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; STAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ETHIDIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0034733473     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(00)00214-4     Document Type: Article

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