Quantitative Stem-Loop RT-PCR for Detection of MicroRNAs

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 744, Issue , 2011, Pages 145-157

  Varkonyi Gasic, Erika ^a   Hellens, Roger P ^a  

^a Food Research Mt Albert   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

miRNA; qPCR; stem loop RT; SYBR Green; UPL

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; INVERTED REPEAT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; INVERTED REPEAT SEQUENCES; MICRORNAS; PLANTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 79961132803     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-123-9_10     Document Type: Chapter

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