An inexpensive gel electrophoresis-based polymerase chain reaction method for quantifying mRNA levels

Cell Biology Education

Volumn 4, Issue SUMMER, 2005, Pages 157-168

  Bradford, William D ^a   Cahoon, Laty ^b   Freel, Sara R ^a   Hoopes, Laura L Mays ^b,c   Eckdahl, Todd T ^a,c  

^a MISSOURI WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c DAVIDSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

cDNA; Gene expression; Microarrays; mRNA; Quantitative PCR; Real time PCR; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; COST; DNA MICROARRAY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; LABORATORY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; RNA ANALYSIS; STUDENT; TEACHING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BIOLOGY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENOME, FUNGAL; GENOMICS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TEACHING;

EID: 23744458552     PISSN: 15367509     EISSN: 15367509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.04-09-0051     Document Type: Article

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