Large whales are subjected to a variety of conservation pressures that could be better
monitored and managed if physiological information could be gathered readily from free …

Whenever gene expression is being examined, it is essential that a normalization process is
carried out to eliminate non-biological variations. The use of reference genes, such as …

Background Real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) data needs to be
normalized for its proper interpretation. Housekeeping genes are routinely employed for this …

Strigolactones are plant hormones that regulate both above‐and belowground plant
architecture. Strigolactones were initially identified as rhizosphere signaling molecules. In …

Gene expression analysis requires the use of reference genes constitutively expressed
independently of tissues or environmental conditions. Housekeeping genes (eg, actin …

Strigolactones are considered a novel class of plant hormones that, in addition to their
endogenous signalling function, are exuded into the rhizosphere acting as a signal to …

Background To obtain reliable quantitative RT-PCR data, normalization relative to stable
housekeeping genes is required. However, in practice, expression levels of'typical' …

Abstract For reliable results, Reverse Transcription Quantitative real-time Polymerase Chain
Reaction (RT-qPCR) analyses depend on stably expressed reference genes for data …

Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) is a perennial medicinal herb and is a rich source of
sesquiterpene lactones. Parthenolide is the main sesquiterpene lactone in feverfew and has …

Abstract Background Real-time RT-PCR has become a powerful technique to monitor low-
abundance mRNA expression and is a useful tool when examining bacterial gene …