The use of real-time reverse transcriptase PCR for the quantification of cytokine gene expression

Journal of Biomolecular Techniques

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-43

  Overbergh, L ^a   Giulietti, A ^a   Valckx, D ^a   Decallonne, B ^a   Bouillon, R ^a   Mathieu, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Real time RT PCR; Taqman

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOKINE; FLUORESCENT DYE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN DERIVATIVE; PLAB PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA; TGFB1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TGFB1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; INTRON; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CYTOKINES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXONS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKINS; INTRONS; MICE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0041976029     PISSN: 15240215     EISSN: 19434731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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