Selection of appropriate control genes to assess expression of tumor antigens using real-time RT-PCR

BioTechniques

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 84-91

  Aerts, Joeri L ^a   Gonzales, Monica I ^a   Topalian, Suzanne L ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS; DNA; ENZYMES; GENES; IMMUNOLOGY; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RNA; TUMORS;

IMMUNOTHERAPY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; RNA; RNA 18S; TUMOR ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; DNA SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA EXTRACTION;

EID: 0346024131     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/04361st04     Document Type: Article

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