Validation of reference genes for gene expression analysis in chicory (Cichorium intybus) using quantitative real-time PCR

BMC Molecular Biology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Maroufi, Asad ^a,b   Van Bockstaele, Erik ^a,b   De Loose, Marc ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BETA TUBULIN; ELONGATION FACTOR 1ALPHA; FRUCTAN 1 EXOHYDROLASEII; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HISTONE H3; HYDROLASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE; RNA 18S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ELONGATION FACTOR 1;

ARTICLE; CHICORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STABILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; PLANT GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

CICHORIUM INTYBUS;

ACTINS; CHICORY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, PLANT; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 1; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

EID: 77649159712     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-11-15     Document Type: Article

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