Determination of the Rh factor: A practical illustrating the use of the polymerase chain reaction

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 50-53

  Imperial, Santiago ^a   Boronat, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood group; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Rh factor; Taq polymerase

Indexed keywords

RHESUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD GROUP; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA TEMPLATE; ELECTROPHORESIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 14844321649     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.2005.494033010425     Document Type: Article

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