Housekeeping genes as internal standards: use and limits

Olivier Thellin; Willy Zorzi; Bernard Lakaye; B Borman; Bernard Coumans; Georges Hennen; Thierry Grisar; Ahmed Igout; Ernst Heinen

doi:10.1016/s0168-1656(99)00163-7

Keywords

Housekeeping geneReference genesGlyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenaseHousekeepingBiologyComputational biologyGeneGene expressionInternal transcribed spacerRNAGenetics

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 75
Issue: 2-3
Pages: 291-295
Citations: 1546
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                                    Olivier Thellin, 
                                
                                    Willy Zorzi, 
                                
                                    Bernard Lakaye
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            Housekeeping genes as internal standards: use and limits. 
                            Journal of Biotechnology
                            , 75
                            (2-3)
                            , 291-295.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0168-1656(99)00163-7
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1656(99)00163-7