The effectiveness of temperature control of thermocyclers in PCR optimization

Elisa A Santos1,2, Roberto M Ichinose1, Rosimary T Almeida1

  • 1Biomedical Engineering Program of the Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute for Graduate Studies & Research in Engineering of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Centro de Tecnologia, Bloco H, Sala 327, 21941-914, Brazil.

Biotechniques
|October 22, 2019
PubMed

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