Talking the talk, but not walking the walk: RT-qPCR as a paradigm for the lack of reproducibility in molecular research

scientific article published on 10 August 2017

Talking the talk, but not walking the walk: RT-qPCR as a paradigm for the lack of reproducibility in molecular research is …
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P356DOI10.1111/ECI.12801
P698PubMed publication ID28796277

P50authorStephen BustinQ15429681
P2093author name stringTania Nolan
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P433issue10
P921main subjectreproducibilityQ1425625
P304page(s)756-774
P577publication date2017-08-10
P1433published inEuropean Journal of Clinical InvestigationQ15745208
P1476titleTalking the talk, but not walking the walk: RT-qPCR as a paradigm for the lack of reproducibility in molecular research
P478volume47

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