Protocol for high-sensitivity/long linear-range spectrofluorimetric DNA quantification using ethidium bromide

BioTechniques

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-176

  Bonasera, Veronica ^a   Alberti, Saverio ^a   Sacchetti, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYES; ELECTROPHORESIS; GELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; FLUORESCENT DYES; QUANTIFICATION; SPECTROFLUORIMETRY;

DNA;

AGAROSE; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; FLUORESCENT DYE; FLUOROCHROME; NUCLEIC ACID;

ACCURACY; DNA DETERMINATION; FLUORESCENCE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

DNA; ETHIDIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 34547907478     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/000112500     Document Type: Review

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