Abstract
Quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction enables the accurate quantification of gene expression in cultured cells or small tissue samples. In this chapter, we describe the use of Taqman® technology to measure expression of matrix metalloproteinases and related genes.
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Pennington, C.J., Edwards, D.R. (2010). Real-Time PCR Expression Profiling of MMPs and TIMPs. In: Clark, I. (eds) Matrix Metalloproteinase Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 622. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-299-5_9
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