Applicability of RNA standards for evaluating RT-qPCR assays and platforms

BMC Genomics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Devonshire, Alison S ^a   Elaswarapu, Ramnath ^a   Foy, Carole A ^a  

^a LGC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; RNA;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE NUMBER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROFLUIDICS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

LIMIT OF DETECTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA;

EID: 79951566960     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-118     Document Type: Article

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