Quantitative Reverse Transcription–Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR): A Comparison of Primer-Dropping, Competitive, and Real-Time RT-PCRs
✍ Scribed by Steven J. Wall; Dylan R. Edwards
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 63 KB
- Volume
- 300
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-2697
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✦ Synopsis
Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) 2 is a sensitive technique for analysis of mRNA expression (1, 2). Though mainly used for qual-1
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