Internal controls for quantitative polymerase chain reaction of swine mammary glands during pregnancy and lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 3057-3066

  Tramontana, S ^a   Bionaz, M ^b   Sharma, A ^c   Graugnard, D E ^b   Cutler, E A ^b,d   Ajmone Marsan, P ^a   Hurley, W L ^b   Loor, J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Internal control gene; Quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 49749118322     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1164     Document Type: Article

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