Selection of reliable reference genes for qRT-PCR studies on cetacean fibroblast cultures exposed to OCs, PBDEs, and 17β-estradiol

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 178-186

  Spinsanti, Giacomo ^a   Panti, Cristina ^a   Bucalossi, Daniela ^a   Marsili, Letizia ^a   Casini, Silvia ^a   Frati, Francesco ^a   Fossi, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell cultures; Cetacean; Endocrine disruptors; Fibroblast cell culture; Gene expression; Housekeeping genes; Marine mammals; Real time PCR; Xenobiotic compounds; Xenobiotic contaminants

Indexed keywords

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL;

CETACEAN; DETECTION METHOD; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; ORGANOCHLORINE; PBDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXICOLOGY; XENOBIOTICS;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CETACEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STENELLA;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; ESTRADIOL; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STENELLA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CETACEA; MAMMALIA; STENELLA COERULEOALBA;

EID: 41549102811     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2008.01.018     Document Type: Article

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