A Comparison Between Northern Blotting and Quantitative Real-Time PCR as a Means of Detecting the Nutritional Regulation of Genes Expressed in Roots of Arabidopsis thaliana

Agricultural Sciences in China

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 335-342

  Gan, Yin bo ^a   Zhou, Zhong jing ^a   An, Li jun ^a   Bao, Sheng jie ^a   Forde, Brian G ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; MADS box; Northern blotting; Nutrient regulation; Quantitative real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 79952752852     PISSN: 16712927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(11)60012-6     Document Type: Article

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