Selection of suitable reference genes for real-time quantitative PCR studies in Lanzhou fat-tailed sheep (Ovis aries)

Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 789-804

  Zang, R ^a,b   Bai, J ^b,c   Xu, H ^b   Zhang, L ^a   Yang, J ^b   Yang, L ^a   Lu, J ^b   Wu, J ^a  

^a GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTH MINZU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Gansu Engineering Research Center for Animal Cell   (China)

Author keywords

Housekeeping genes; Lanzhou fat tailed sheep; qPCR; Reference genes

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79959897290     PISSN: 16839919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajava.2011.789.804     Document Type: Article

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