A Review of Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification Technologies

PCR Technology: Current Innovations, Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 363-391

  Nixon, Gavin J ^a   Bushell, Claire A ^a  

^a LGC   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1201/b14930-30     Document Type: Chapter

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