Denaturing RNA electrophoresis in TAE agarose gels

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 336, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-50

  Masek, Tomas ^a   Vopalensky, Vaclav ^a   Suchomelova, Petra ^a   Pospisek, Martin ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Electrophoresis; Formamide; Northern blotting; RNA

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; ELECTROPHORESIS; GELS;

ELECTROPHORETIC SEPARATIONS; FORMAMIDES; HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS; LABORATORY INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY PERSONNELS; LARGE AMOUNTS; NORTHERN BLOTTING; RNA MOLECULES;

RNA;

EDETIC ACID; FORMAMIDE; RNA; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA PURIFICATION; YEAST CELL;

EID: 9944244481     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2004.09.010     Document Type: Article

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