Mitochondrial DNA extraction and sequencing of formalin-fixed archival snake tissue

Mitochondrial DNA

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 433-437

  Friedman, Mike ^a,b   DeSalle, Rob ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Formalin; Lampropeltis triangulum; Micrurus fulvius; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AMPLICON; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; COLUBRIDAE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ELAPIDAE; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES; MITOCHONDRIA, MUSCLE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TISSUE FIXATION;

LAMPROPELTIS TRIANGULUM; MICRURUS; MICRURUS FULVIUS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 54949102797     PISSN: 19401736     EISSN: 19401744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19401730802449170     Document Type: Article

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