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- Cell Biology
- qPCR-based protocol for absolute quantitation of apoptotic DNA (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/protex.2013.079)
- Analysis of apoptosis by propidium iodide staining and flow cytometry (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2006.238)
- High-efficiency transfection of small RNAs and plasmid DNA in human cells (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2007.349)
- mRNA expression analysis by real-time PCR (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2009.138)
- Nonviral approach to efficiently transfect primary tissue derived cells using polyethylenimine (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2012.038)
- Simultaneous semi-dry electrophoretic transfer of a wide range of differently sized proteins (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/protex.2013.095)
- Cell Culture
- Changing medium and passaging cell lines (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2007.319)
- Detection of mycoplasma in cell cultures (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2010.43)
- Immunology
- Generation of mouse bone marrow-derived dentritic cells (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2009.137)
- Generation of mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2009.136)
- In vitro generation of CD4+ CD25+ regulatory cells from murine naive T cells (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2007.258)
- Measuring lymphocyte proliferation, survival and differentiation using CFSE time-series data (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2007.297)
- Microbiology, Virology and NTDs
- Purification of extracellular and intracellular amastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/protex.2011.265)
- Leishmania parasite detection and quantification using PCR-ELISA (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2010.68)
- Quantification of beta-human papillomavirus DNA by real-time PCR (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2009.153)
- A universal real-time PCR assay for the quantification of group-M HIV-1 proviral load (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2008.108)
- Qualitative PCR–ELISA protocol for the detection and typing of viral genomes (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2007.311)
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