Gene expression profiling in single cells from the pancreatic islets of Langerhans reveals lognormal distribution of mRNA levels

Genome Research

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1388-1392

  Bengtsson, Martin ^a,b   Ståhlberg, Anders ^b   Rorsman, Patrik ^a,c   Kubista, Mikael ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL POPULATION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; LANGERHANS CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MICE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 25844433114     PISSN: 10889051     EISSN: 15495469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gr.3820805     Document Type: Article

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