Selection of reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR in bovine preimplantation embryos

BMC Developmental Biology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Goossens, Karen ^a   Van Poucke, Mario ^a   Van Soom, Ann ^a   Vandesompele, Jo ^b   Van Zeveren, Alex ^a   Peelman, Luc J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE; RIBOSOME RNA; GENETIC MARKER;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANIMAL; BOVINAE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC MARKER; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCEDURES;

BOVINAE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENETIC MARKERS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 29144510503     PISSN: 1471213X     EISSN: 1471213X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-213X-5-27     Document Type: Article

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