Biochemical quantification of DNA in human articular and septal cartilage using PicoGreen® and Hoechst 33258

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 580-587

  McGowan, K B ^a   Kurtis, M S ^a   Lottman, L M ^a   Watson, D ^b   Sah, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; Fluorescence; Hoechst 33258; Human cartilage; PicoGreen

Indexed keywords

4 [5 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)[2,5' BI 1H BENZIMIDAZOL] 2' YL]PHENOL; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DNA; FLUORESCENT DYE; PIBENZIMOL; PICOGREEN; PROTEINASE K; RIBONUCLEASE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; DNA DETERMINATION; EXPLANT; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUOROMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NOSE SEPTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036638517     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/joca.2002.0794     Document Type: Article

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