Table 1

Comparison of hsp70i copy numbers measured in single blastocysts: multistep/multitube versus PurAmp method


hsp70i DNA + RNA copies


Multistep/multitube extraction
PurAmp

No Heat shock, + RT
512 ± 69 (3)a
967 ± 548 (4)
Heat shock, + RT
2240 ± 1184 (3)
18,800 (2)

a The number of single embryos averaged in each case is shown in parentheses.

Hartshorn et al. BMC Biotechnology 2005 5:2   doi:10.1186/1472-6750-5-2