Assay for the quantification of intact/fragmented genomic DNA

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 358, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 247-256

  Georgiou, Christos D ^a   Papapostolou, Ioannis ^a  

^a Section of Genetics   (Greece)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; DNA size; Hoechst; PicoGreen

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHORESIS; GENES;

ACCURATE QUANTIFICATIONS; AGAROSE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOUBLE-STRANDED DNA (DS-DNA); FLUORESCENT ASSAYS; HOECHST; PICOGREEN; QUANTITATIVE METHOD;

DNA;

DNA FRAGMENT; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; FLUORESCENT DYE; GENOMIC DNA;

ACCURACY; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY;

EID: 33749996727     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2006.07.035     Document Type: Article

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