Revisiting the sigmoidal curve fitting applied to quantitative real-time PCR data

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 373, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 370-376

  Swillens, Stéphane ^a   Dessars, Barbara ^a   Housni, Hakim El ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Amplification efficiency; Quantitative real time PCR; SCF method; Sigmoidal curve fitting; Sigmoidal model

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; EFFICIENCY; FLUORESCENCE; GENES; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMPLIFICATION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME PCR; SCF METHODS; SIGMOIDAL CURVES; SIGMOIDAL MODEL;

CURVE FITTING;

ARTICLE; CURVE FITTING; FLUORESCENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGMOIDAL CURVE FITTING;

EID: 37549043893     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2007.10.019     Document Type: Article

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