Improved real-time RT-PCR method for high-throughput measurements using second derivative calculation and double correction

BioTechniques

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 287-293

  Luu The, Van ^a,c   Paquet, Nathalie ^a   Calvo, Ezequiel ^a   Cumps, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; ERROR ANALYSIS; GENES; MEASUREMENT THEORY; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); TISSUE;

FIT POINT METHOD; GENE EXPRESSION LEVELS; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; SAMPLE PREPARATION;

RNA;

MESSENGER RNA;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STANDARD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 13444291036     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/05382RR05     Document Type: Article

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