Identification of stable and oestrus cycle-independent housekeeping genes in the rat mammary gland and other tissues

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-108

  Hvid, Henning ^a,b   Ekstrøm, Claus T ^a   Vienberg, Sara ^b   Oleksiewicz, Martin B ^c   Klopfleisch, Robert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

^c INTERCELL AG   (Austria)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

GeNorm algorithm; Housekeeping genes; Mammary gland; Oestrus cycle; Rat

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ACTB GENE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATP5B GENE; B2M GENE; COLON; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EEF1A1 GENE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HPRT GENE; LIVER; MAMMARY GLAND; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY; PGK1 GENE; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RPS18 GENE; SDHA GENE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TBP GENE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, ESSENTIAL; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MICRODISSECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RNA, MESSENGER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

RATTUS;

EID: 80053561738     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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