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High expression stability of microtubule affinity regulating kinase 3 (MARK3) makes it a reliable reference gene

  1. Ching-Yee Chia1,
  2. Claudia WX Lim1,
  3. Wan-Ting Leong1,
  4. Maurice HT Ling2,3,†,*

Article first published online: 19 JAN 2010

DOI: 10.1002/iub.295

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IUBMB Life

IUBMB Life

Volume 62, Issue 3, pages 200–203, March 2010

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Chia, C.-Y., Lim, C. W., Leong, W.-T. and Ling, M. H. (2010), High expression stability of microtubule affinity regulating kinase 3 (MARK3) makes it a reliable reference gene. IUBMB Life, 62: 200–203. doi: 10.1002/iub.295

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  1. 1

    Nanyang Girls' High School, Ministry of Education, Singapore

  2. 2

    Department of Zoology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

  3. 3

    School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore

  1. †

    Tel: +65 6870 7927. Fax: +65 6772 1976.

*School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Singapore Polytechnic, 500 Dover Road, Singapore 139651

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 12 MAR 2010
  2. Article first published online: 19 JAN 2010
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 30 NOV 2009
  4. Manuscript Received: 6 OCT 2009

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