Quantitation of gene expression in neural precursors by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction using self-quenched, fluorogenic primers

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 315, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 95-105

  Lowe, Brian ^a   Avila, Herbert A ^b   Bloom, Fredric R ^b   Gleeson, Martin ^c   Kusser, Wolfgang ^c  

^a Invitrogen Corporation   (United States)

^b Anhydrocyte Inc   (United States)

^c INVITROGEN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Expression; LUX primers; Neural precursors; P 19; Real time; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; STEM CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION;

EXPRESSION; LUX PRIMERS; NEURAL PRECURSORS; REAL TIME; RT-PCR;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B1A RECEPTOR; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 1; GLUTAMATE 1 RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NESTIN; NEUROMODULIN; NUCLEASE; PRIMER DNA; RETINOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; EMBRYO; EXTENSION GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NONPHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RELIABILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEM CELL; TERATOCARCINOMA;

EID: 0037382004     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-2697(02)00695-4     Document Type: Article

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