High throughput microRNA profiling: Optimized multiplex qRT-PCR at nanoliter scale on the fluidigm dynamic arrayTM IFCs

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 54, 2011, Pages

  Moltzahn, Felix ^a,b   Hunkapiller, Nathan ^a   Mir, Alain A ^c   Imbar, Tal ^a,d   Blelloch, Robert ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Fluidigm Corporation

^d HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 80355125204     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2552     Document Type: Article

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