Selection of suitable reference genes for normalization of genes of interest in canine soft tissue sarcomas using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction

Veterinary and Comparative Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 485-493

  Zornhagen, K W ^a,b   Kristensen, A T ^a   Hansen, A E ^b,c   Oxboel, J ^b   Kjaer A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Canine sarcoma; geNorm; GUSB; PSMB6; Reference gene; RT qPCR

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; PROTEASOME;

ANIMAL; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GENETICS; PROCEDURES; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOMA; TUMOR GENE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENES, NEOPLASM; GLUCURONIDASE; PROTEASOME ENDOPEPTIDASE COMPLEX; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOMA;

EID: 84944277010     PISSN: 14765810     EISSN: 14765829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/vco.12108     Document Type: Article

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