A sensitive alternative for microRNA in situ hybridizations using probes of 2′-o-methyl RNA + LNA

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 661-672

  Søe, Martin J ^a   Møller, Trine ^a   Dufva, Martin ^b   Holmstrøm, Kim ^a  

^a BIONEER A S   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

2 o methyl RNA; Formalin fixed paraffin embedded; In situ hybridization; Locked nucleic acids; MicroRNA; Microrna 138; MicroRNA 205; Urea; Yeast RNA

Indexed keywords

DNA; FORMAMIDE; LOCKED NUCLEIC ACID; MICRORNA; RNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA PROBE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; ANIMAL; BINDING COMPETITION; BRAIN LEVEL; CHEMISTRY; HEART MUSCLE; METHODOLOGY; METHYLATION; NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UDDER;

ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; METHYLATION; MICE; MICRORNAS; MYOCARDIUM; NUCLEIC ACID PROBES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; RNA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 80051733474     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/0022155411409411     Document Type: Article

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