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ArticleFrontiers in physiology2018

Selection and Validation of Reference Genes for RT-qPCR Analysis of the Ladybird Beetle

Jing Lü, Shimin Chen, Mujuan Guo, Cuiyi Ye, Baoli Qiu, Jianhui Wu, Chunxiao Yang, Huipeng Pan

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Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 39 papers.

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39 citing papers in PubMed.

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Authors and funding

8 authors.

Jing LüKey Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Shimin ChenKey Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Mujuan GuoKey Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Cuiyi YeKey Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Baoli QiuKey Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Jianhui WuKey Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Chunxiao YangState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Huipeng PanKey Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reverse transcriptase-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) is a momentous technique for quantifying expression levels of the targeted genes across various biological processes. Selection and validation of appropriate reference genes for RT-qPCR analysis are a pivotal precondition for reliable expression measurement.

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