Real-time GUS analysis using Q-PCR instrumentation

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-139

  Crow, Robert M ^a   Gartland, Jill S ^a   McHugh, Angela T ^a   Gartland, Kevan M A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glucuronidase; Gene expression; gus A; Real time fluorescence; Reporter gene assays

Indexed keywords

ALEXA FILTERDS; BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; GENE ASSAYS; SODIUM METHYL UMBELLIFERONE (NAMU);

BIOASSAY; BIOFILTERS; ERROR ANALYSIS; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; THROUGHPUT;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; UMBELLIFERONE DERIVATIVE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; EXCITATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; INSTRUMENTATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; TECHNOLOGY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, REPORTER; GLUCURONIDASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ULMUS PROCERA;

EID: 33749516107     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2006.04.018     Document Type: Article

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