Quantifying DNA concentrations using fluorometry: A comparison of fluorophores

Molecular Vision

Volumn 8, Issue , 2002, Pages 416-421

  Rengarajan, Kalpana ^a   Cristol, Stephen M ^a   Mehta, Milan ^a   Nickerson, John M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 [5 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)[2,5' BI 1H BENZIMIDAZOL] 2' YL]PHENOL; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUOROMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BISBENZIMIDE; CATTLE; DNA; ETHIDIUM; FLUORESCENT DYES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0036977507     PISSN: 10900535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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