Determination of the exact copy numbers of particular mRNAs in a single cell by quantitative real-time RT-PCR

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2389-2398

  Wagatsuma, Akiko ^a   Sadamoto, Hisayo ^a,b   Kitahashi, Takashi ^a   Lukowiak, Ken ^c   Urano, Akihisa ^a   Ito, Etsuro ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKUSHIMA BUNRI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CREB; Learning; Lymnaea stagnalis; Manipulation; Memory

Indexed keywords

BISBENZIMIDE; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GIANT CELL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROMANIPULATION; NERVE CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SNAIL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BISBENZIMIDE; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GIANT CELLS; MICROMANIPULATION; NEURONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SNAILS;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; LYMNAEA; LYMNAEA STAGNALIS; LYMNAEIDAE;

EID: 21444455364     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01625     Document Type: Article

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