Nvβ-actin and NvGAPDH as normalization factors for gene expression analysis in limb regenerates and cultured blastema cells of the adult newt, Notophthalmus viridescens

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 833-842

  Vascotto, Sandy G ^a   Beug, Shawn ^b   Liversage, Richard A ^a   Tsilfidis, Catherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA EYE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Normalization factor; Notophthalmus viridescens; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTEMA; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOPLASM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NEWT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGENERATION; TISSUE INJURY; VALIDATION PROCESS; AGING; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIMB; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD;

NOTOPHTHALMUS VIRIDESCENS; SALAMANDRIDAE;

ACTINS; AGING; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELLS, CULTURED; EXTREMITIES; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GLYCERALDEHYDE-3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NOTOPHTHALMUS VIRIDESCENS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REGENERATION;

EID: 27144445297     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.052069sv     Document Type: Article

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