Standard-curve competitive RT-PCR quantification of myogenic regulatory factors in chicken embryos

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1629-1641

  Alvares, L E ^a   Mantoani, A ^a   Corrente, J E ^a   Coutinho, L L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Myogenic regulatory factors; Quantitative RT PCR; Standard curve

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; MYOD PROTEIN; MYOGENIC FACTOR; MYOGENIC FACTOR 4; MYOGENIC FACTOR 5; MYOGENIN; PRIMER DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0346966050     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2003001200004     Document Type: Article

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