Selection of reference genes for gene expression studies in zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) using qPCR

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 5402-5411

  Obrero, Ángeles ^a   Die, Jose V ^b   Román, Belén ^a   Gómez, Pedro ^c   Nadal, Salvador ^a   González Verdejo, Clara I ^a  

^a IFAPA CENTRO ALAMEDA DEL OBISPO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

^c Centro La Mojonera   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cucurbita pepo; Normalization; QPCR; Reference genes; Zucchini

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA PEPO; NORMALIZATION; QPCR; REFERENCE GENES; ZUCCHINI;

CROPS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA;

GENE EXPRESSION;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PLANT DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SQUASH;

CUCURBITA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PLANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CUCURBITA PEPO; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO;

EID: 79957966176     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf200689r     Document Type: Article

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