Characterization of housekeeping genes in zebrafish: Male-female differences and effects of tissue type, developmental stage and chemical treatment

BMC Molecular Biology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  McCurley, Amy T ^a   Callard, Gloria V ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 TUBULIN; ANTIESTROGEN; AROMATASE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; BACTIN 1; BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; ELONGATION FACTOR 1ALPHA; GENE PRODUCT; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; RNA 18S; TATA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEBRAFISH PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STABILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DANIO RERIO;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX FACTORS; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

EID: 57049147881     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-9-102     Document Type: Article

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