Global gene expression analysis of single cells

Current Opinion in Drug Discovery and Development

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 231-236

  Kamme, Fredrik ^a   Erlander, Mark G ^b  

^a JOHNSON AND JOHNSON PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b Applied Genomics Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression profiling; Laser capture microdissection; PolyAPCR; Single cell analysis; T7 aRNA amplification

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NEW DRUG; RNA POLYMERASE;

CELL ISOLATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL TYPE; DENTATE GYRUS; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA SYNTHESIS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

ANIMALS; CELL SEPARATION; CELLS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0037344786     PISSN: 13676733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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