DNA extraction from formalin-fixed tissue: New light from the deep sea

Scientia Marina

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 465-470

  Palero, Ferran ^a   Hall, Sally ^b   Clark, Paul F ^c   Johnston, David ^c   MacKenzie Dodds, Jackie ^c   Thatje, Sven ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AUSTRIA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcinus; Ethidium bromide; Formalin; Lithodidae; Tetramethylsilane

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; CRUSTACEAN; DNA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; SAMPLING;

CARCINUS; CRUSTACEA; LITHODIDAE;

EID: 77956110761     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 18868134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2010.74n3465     Document Type: Article

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