Quantification of mRNA using real-time reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR): Trends and problems

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-39

  Bustin, S A ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; MESSENGER RNA; REAGENT; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID; RNA; RNA PRIMERS;

ACCURACY; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RELIABILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE; DNA TEMPLATE; METABOLISM; RNA PROBE;

PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACIDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; RNA PROBES; RNA, MESSENGER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TEMPLATES, GENETIC;

EID: 0036668567     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0290023     Document Type: Review

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