Z Probe, An Efficient Tool for Characterizing Long Non-Coding RNA in FFPE Tissues
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Schematic and Controls
2.2. Assay Validation
2.3. Quantitative Measure of Progression and Invasiveness
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Research Involving Human Tissues
4.2. Chromogenic Staining in FFPE Tissues
4.3. Quantitation (ImageJ) Analysis
Summary of ImageJ Analysis
4.4. Statistical Analysis
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Tripathi, M.K.; Zacheaus, C.; Doxtater, K.; Keramatnia, F.; Gao, C.; Yallapu, M.M.; Jaggi, M.; Chauhan, S.C. Z Probe, An Efficient Tool for Characterizing Long Non-Coding RNA in FFPE Tissues. Non-Coding RNA 2018, 4, 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna4030020
Tripathi MK, Zacheaus C, Doxtater K, Keramatnia F, Gao C, Yallapu MM, Jaggi M, Chauhan SC. Z Probe, An Efficient Tool for Characterizing Long Non-Coding RNA in FFPE Tissues. Non-Coding RNA. 2018; 4(3):20. https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna4030020
Chicago/Turabian StyleTripathi, Manish K., Chidi Zacheaus, Kyle Doxtater, Fatemeh Keramatnia, Cuilan Gao, Murali M. Yallapu, Meena Jaggi, and Subhash C. Chauhan. 2018. "Z Probe, An Efficient Tool for Characterizing Long Non-Coding RNA in FFPE Tissues" Non-Coding RNA 4, no. 3: 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna4030020