Comparison of DNA and RNA extraction methods for mummified tissues

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 445-451

  Konomi, Nami ^a   Lebwohl, Eve ^a   Zhang, David ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Guanidium thiocyanide; Hepatitis; PCR; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHLOROFORM; DNA; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; NUCLEIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROTEINASE; THIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; TT VIRUS;

EID: 0036917191     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.2002.0441     Document Type: Article

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