A Defined Methodology for Reliable Quantification of Western Blot Data

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 55 Số 3 - Trang 217-226 - 2013
Sean C. Taylor1, Thomas Berkelman2, Geetha Yadav3, Matt Hammond2
1Bio-Rad Laboratories (Canada) Ltd, 1329 Meyerside Dr, Mississauga, ON, L5T 1C9, Canada
2Bio-Rad Laboratories, 6000 Alfred Nobel Drive, Hercules, CA, 94547, USA
3Bio-Rad Laboratories, 2000 Alfred Nobel Drive, Hercules CA 94547, USA

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