An analysis of critical factors for quantitative immunoblotting

Science Signaling

Volumn 8, Issue 371, 2015, Pages

  Janes, Kevin A ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REAGENT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DILUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PURIFICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAINING; WESTERN BLOTTING; WORKFLOW; PROCEDURES; TUMOR CELL LINE;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE, TUMOR; HUMANS;

EID: 84927633405     PISSN: 19450877     EISSN: 19379145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2005966     Document Type: Article

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