Whatman paper (FTA cards) for storing and transferring Leishmania DNA for PCR examination

Iranian Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 37-42

  Fata, A ^a   Khamesipour, A ^b   Mohajery, M ^a   Hosseininejad, Z ^a   Afzalaghaei, M ^a   Berenji, F ^a   Ganjbakhsh, M ^a   Akhavan, A A ^c   Eskandari, E ^b   Amin Mohammadi, A ^b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Leishmaniasis; PCR; Whatman filter paper

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FILTER; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMED CONSENT; IRAN; LEISHMANIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; STORAGE; WHATMAN PAPER;

EID: 75749124574     PISSN: 17357020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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