Preanalytical aspects of quantitative TaqMan real-time RT-PCR: Applications for TF and VEGF mRNA quantification

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 373-377

  Isaksson, Helena S ^a   Nilsson, Torbjörn K ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agilent bioanalyzer; Human blood; mRNA; Real time PCR; RNA isolation; RNA quantity; Tissue factor; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; THROMBOPLASTIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; TUBE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HUMANS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; THROMBOPLASTIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 33646095760     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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