Validation of Reference Genes for Expression Studies during Craniofacial Development in Arctic Charr

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Ahi, Ehsan Pashay ^a   Gudbrandsson, Jóhannes ^a   Kapralova, Kalina H ^a   Franzdóttir, Sigrídur R ^a   Snorrason, Sigurdur S ^a   Maier, Valerie H ^a   Jónsson, Zophonías O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR 1ALPHA; GELATINASE A; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; OSTEONECTIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9;

ACTB GENE; ARCTIC CHARR; ARTICLE; B2M GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; EF1 ALPHA GENE; EMBRYO; FISH; GAPDH GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SELECTION; HPRT GENE; IF5A1 GENE; MORPHOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RL7 GENE; RNA SEQUENCE; RS20 GENE; RS9 GENE; STABLE EXPRESSION; TBA GENE; UB2L3 GENE; UBIQ GENE;

ANIMALS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGANOGENESIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSCRIPTOME; TROUT;

SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 84878967876     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066389     Document Type: Article

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