The applicability of digital PCR for the assessment of detection limits in GMO analysis

European Food Research and Technology

Volumn 231, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 353-362

  Burns, M J ^a   Burrell, A M ^a   Foy, C A ^a  

^a LGC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital arrays; Digital PCR; GMO analysis; Limit of detection

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; ASSOCIATED MATRICES; CALIBRATION CURVES; CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIALS; COPY NUMBER; DETECTION LIMITS; GENETICALLY MODIFIED; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMITS OF DETECTION AND QUANTITATION; REAL-TIME PCR METHOD; SAMPLE DILUTION; SENSITIVITY LIMIT; SINGLE-MOLECULE DETECTION;

COMPUTER CRIME;

EID: 77953689713     PISSN: 14382377     EISSN: 14382385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00217-010-1277-8     Document Type: Article

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