Quantification of prion gene expression in brain and peripheral organs of golden hamster by real-time RT-PCR

Animal Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-65

  Ning, Zhang Yong ^a   Zhao, De Ming ^a   Yang, Jian Min ^a   Cui, Ya Li ^a   Meng, Li Ping ^a   Wu, Chang De ^a   Liu, Hong Xiang ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Golden hamster; mRNA expression; Prion; Real time RT PCR

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BRAIN; DISEASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROTEINS; RNA;

GOLDEN HAMSTER; MRNA EXPRESSION; PRION; REAL-TIME RT-PCR;

GENES;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; GENETICS; GERMFREE ANIMAL; HAMSTER; METABOLISM; PLASMID; PRION; PRION DISEASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MESOCRICETUS; PLASMIDS; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 18844453671     PISSN: 10495398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ABIO-200053404     Document Type: Article

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