Analysis of the molecular quality of human tissues: An experience from the Cooperative Human Tissue Network

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 733-741

  Jewell, Scott D ^a   Srinivasan, Mythily ^a   McCart, Linda M ^a   Williams, Nita ^a   Grizzle, William H ^b   LiVolsi, Virginia ^c   MacLennan, Greg ^d   Sedmak, Daniel D ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CHTN; Cooperative Human Tissue Network; DNA; Molecular quality; RNA

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID; DNA; RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATIVE HUMAN TISSUE NETWORK; DNA DEGRADATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLECULAR QUALITY; NORTHERN BLOTTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA DEGRADATION; TISSUE PREPARATION; TISSUE PRESERVATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; TIME; UNITED STATES;

BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE BANKS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036833462     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/VPQL-RT21-X7YH-XDXK     Document Type: Article

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