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Download or read book Molecular Beacons Signalling Nucleic Acid Probes Methods and Protocols written by Andreas Marx and published by Humana Press. This book was released on 2008-04-03 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From probe design to applications in clinical settings, this book provides a diverse set of instructive examples, guided by experts in the field who offer easy-to-follow experimentals. The book first offers an introduction to the basic principles of fluorescence and then describes applications of fluorogenic probes in real-time PCR, which currently is the gold standard for quantitative DNA and RNA analysis. Coverage extends the potential of realtime as well as advocates simplifications of the probe technologies. It also presents a new simplified molecular beacon design, EasyBeacons, and demonstrates the utility in DNA methylation profiling.

Download or read book Protocols for Nucleic Acid Analysis by Nonradioactive Probes written by Elena Hilario and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-02-02 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protocols for Nucleic Acid Analysis by Non-radioactive Probes, Second Edition provides a firm background on the basic preparative protocols required for the analysis of nucleic acids by nonradioactive methods. Presenting the methodologies using amazing new applications, this volume offers guide chapters on nucleic acid extractions, preparation of nucleic acid blots, and labeling of nucleic acids with nonradioactive haptens. New fluorescent techniques such as Real Time PCR and microarrays are also included, allowing users to get a nonradioactive protocol implemented in the laboratory with minimum adaptation required and fastest time to results. The protocols follow the successful Methods in Molecular BiologyTM series format, each offering step-by-step laboratory instructions, an introduction outlining the principles behind the technique, lists of the necessary equipment and reagents, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.

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Download or read book Hematopoietic Stem Cell Protocols written by Kevin D. Bunting and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-01-31 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition provides up-to-date protocols developed in the HSC field. A team of leading researchers supply this volume with in-depth, readily reproducible methods for effective characterization of HSC and their developmental potential. The book provides detailed flow cytometry protocols for thorough analysis of enriched HSC populations, and offers a variety of transplantation approaches to measure HSC function in vivo. This is a much needed technical resource in the critically important field of stem cell investigation.

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