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Expected Recovery of Total RNA from Mouse Embryos, Extraembryonic Tissues, and Fetal and Adult Tissues

Adapted from "Techniques for Visualizing Gene Products, Cells, Tissues, and Organ Systems," Chapter 16, in Manipulating the Mouse Embryo, 3rd edition, by Andras Nagy, Marina Gertsenstein, Kristina Vintersten, and Richard Behringer. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA, 2003.

INTRODUCTION

This article shows the expected amounts of total RNA one can recover from a variety of mouse tissues at different developmental stages. Expected recovery amounts from embryos, extraembryonic tissues, fetal tissues, and adult tissues are given.