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Quantitative TaqMan® real-time PCR assays for gene expression normalisation in feline tissues

Yvonne Kessler1, A Katrin Helfer-Hungerbuehler1, Valentino Cattori1, Marina L Meli1, Bigna Zellweger1, Pete Ossent2, Barbara Riond1, Claudia E Reusch3, Hans Lutz1 and Regina Hofmann-Lehmann1*

Author Affiliations

1 Clinical Laboratory, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland

2 Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland

3 Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland

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BMC Molecular Biology 2009, 10:106 doi:10.1186/1471-2199-10-106

Published: 11 December 2009

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Additional file 1:

NormFinder output. Stability values and standard errors calculated by the NormFinder program. In addition, a gene ranking for every tissue is shown.

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geNorm output files. Average expression stability values calculated by the geNorm program for reference genes included in this study and graph showing the optimal number of reference genes for normalization. Output files are shown for a) adrenal gland, b) pancreas, c) parathyroid, d) thyroid, e) bone marrow, f) lymph node, g) spleen, h) parotid gland, i) duodenum, j) ileum, k) liver, l) kidney, m) myocardium, n) brain, o) blood, p) neoplastic tissues, q) all 14 healthy tissues combined, r) all endocrine tissues, s) all lymphoid tissues, and t) all gastrointestinal tissues.

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