Real-time quantitative PCR and droplet digital PCR for plant miRNAs in mammalian blood provide little evidence for general uptake of dietary miRNAs: Limited evidence for general uptake of dietary plant xenomiRs

RNA Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1080-1086

  Witwer, Kenneth W ^a   Mcalexander, Melissa A ^a   Queen, Suzanne E ^a   Adams, Robert J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Digital PCR; Exosome; Extracellular vesicle; MicroRNA; Nutrition; Plant; RT qPCR; Xenomir

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; HYDROLYSIS; MACACA NEMESTRINA; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ISOLATION; RNA PURIFICATION;

ANIMALIA; MACACA; MAMMALIA;

DIET; DIGITAL PCR; EXOSOME; EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE; MICRORNA; NUTRITION; PLANT; RT-QPCR; XENOMIR;

ANIMALS; DIET; MACACA; MALE; MICRORNAS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, PLANT;

EID: 84880854859     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.25246     Document Type: Article

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