Estimation of ribosomal RNA transcription rate in situ

BioTechniques

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 134-138

  Cui, Chunhua ^a   Tseng, Hung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; METABOLISM; RNA;

HYBRIDIZATION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NORTHERN BLOTTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 0347915679     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/04361rr04     Document Type: Article

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