Real-time quantitative PCR assay for measurement of avian telomeres

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 342-347

  Criscuolo, François ^a   Bize, Pierre ^c   Nasir, Lubna ^b   Metcalfe, Neil B ^b   Foote, Chris G ^b   Griffiths, Kate ^b   Gault, Elizabeth A ^b   Monaghan, Pat ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CHROMOSOME; DNA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME;

APUS MELBA; AVES; MUS; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 65649087591     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2008.04623.x     Document Type: Article

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