Evaluation of quantitative PCR reference genes for gene expression studies in Tribolium castaneum after fungal challenge

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-221

  Lord, Jeffrey C ^a   Hartzer, Kris ^a   Toutges, Michelle ^a   Oppert, Brenda ^a  

^a GRAIN MARKETING AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Normalizers; Quantitative PCR; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; BETA ACTIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RPL13A PROTEIN; RPS3 PROTEIN; SYNTAXIN; SYNTAXIN 1; SYNTAXIN 6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIBOLIUM;

ANIMALS; BEAUVERIA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TRIBOLIUM;

CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 74449086131     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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