Validation of candidate reference genes for the accurate normalization of real-time quantitative RT-PCR data in rice during seed development

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-57

  Li, Qian Feng ^a,b   Sun, Samuel S M ^b   Yuan, Ding Yang ^b   Yu, Heng Xiu ^a   Gu, Ming Hong ^a   Liu, Qiao Quan ^a  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Real time RT PCR; Reference genes; Rice (Oryza sativa L.); Seed development

Indexed keywords

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 72449200105     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-009-0124-1     Document Type: Article

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