Quantification of mRNA using real-time RT-PCR

Nature Protocols

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1559-1582

  Nolan, Tania ^a   Hands, Rebecca E ^b   Bustin, Stephen A ^b  

^a Sigma Aldrich   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; METHODOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 33847643776     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2006.236     Document Type: Article

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