Validation of novel reference genes for RT-qPCR studies of gene expression in Xenopus tropicalis during embryonic and post-embryonic development

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 242, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 709-717

  Dhorne Pollet, Sophie ^a,b,c   Thélie, Aurore ^a,b   Pollet, Nicolas ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D EVRY VAL D ESSONNE   (France)

^c UMR1313 GÉNÉTIQUE ANIMALE ET BIOLOGIE INTÉGRATIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Development; QRT PCR; Reference gene; RT qPCR; Transcriptome

Indexed keywords

RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DICER1 GENE; DNA SYNTHESIS; DROSHA GENE; EFF1A1 GENE; ELAVL3 GENE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC STABILITY; GSC GENE; H4 GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ODC1 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; RPL8 GENE; SMN2 GENE; TBP GENE; VALIDATION PROCESS; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

ANIMALS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; TIME FACTORS; XENOPUS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

EID: 84878117030     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.23972     Document Type: Article

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