Preservation of RNA and DNA from mammal samples under field conditions

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 663-673

  Camacho Sanchez, Miguel ^a   Burraco, Pablo ^a   Gomez Mestre, Ivan ^a   Leonard, Jennifer A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Degradation; Field sampling; NAP buffer; RNAlater; Tissue storage

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; DNA; RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; FREEZING; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PRESERVATION; RAT;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; BUFFERS; DNA; FREEZING; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL; RATS; RNA;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS;

EID: 84879390316     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: 17550998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12108     Document Type: Article

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