Single-tube nested PCR using immobilized internal primers

BioTechniques

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1210-1214

  Abath, F G C ^a,b   Melo, F L ^b   Werkhauser, R P ^b   Montenegro, L ^b   Montenegro, R ^b   Schindler, H C ^b  

^a Núcleo de Tele Saúde NUTES Hospital das Clínicas   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; TAQ POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC DISORDER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBE;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0036909369     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/02336bm05     Document Type: Article

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