Rapid extraction of RNA and analysis of transcript levels in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii using real-time RT-PCR: Magnesium chelatase chlH, chlD and chlI gene expression

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-76

  Lake, Vanessa ^a   Willows, Robert D ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlamydomonas; Chlorophyll biosynthesis; Magnesium chelatase mRNA transcripts; Real time RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0041374293     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024955916194     Document Type: Article

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