Published 1985 | Version v1
Journal article

Measurement of mRNA concentration and mRNA half-life as a function of hormonal treatment

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The paper discusses the use of molecular hybridization techniques to measure mRNA concentrations in cells and tissues that are particularly useful to the analysis of small amounts of tissue. Two methods are presented for the quantitation of casein mRNA levels: (1) cDNA-excess liquid hybridization; and (2) the dot blot assay. The methods are discussed with some specific examples on the hormonal regulation of casein mRNA in the mammary gland explants. Experimental details are given for the isolation of RNA, DNA labelling techniques, RNA labelling techniques, and molecular hybridization techniques

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Journal Title
Methods Enzymol.
Journal Volume
109
Series
Methods Enzymol.
Journal Page Range
572-592
ISSN
0076-6879
CODEN
MENZA