Stabilization of RNA during laser capture microdissection by performing experiments under argon atmosphere or using ethanol as a solvent in staining solutions

RNA

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2698-2704

  Clément Ziza, Mathieu ^a   Munnich, Arnold ^a   Lyonnet, Stanislas ^a   Jaubert, Francis ^b   Besmond, Claude ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Argon; Ethanolic staining; Laser capture microdissection; RNA stabilization

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; RIBONUCLEASE;

ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CELL STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; LASER CAPTURE MICRODISSECTION; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHYDRATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA STABILITY; STAINING;

ARGON; COLON; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; RNA; RNA STABILITY;

EID: 57049178485     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: 14699001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.1261708     Document Type: Article

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