Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Methods used for detecting the amplified DNA products from the polymerase chain reaction as they accumulate instead of at the end of the reaction.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Methods used for detecting the amplified DNA products from the polymerase chain reaction as they accumulate instead of at the end of the reaction.

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  • Real-Time PCR
  • PCR, Real-Time
  • PCRs, Real-Time
  • Real Time PCR
  • Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Real-Time PCRs
  • Kinetic Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Quantitative Real-Time PCR
  • Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • PCR, Quantitative Real-Time
  • PCRs, Quantitative Real-Time
  • Quantitative Real Time PCR
  • Quantitative Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Quantitative Real-Time PCRs
  • Real-Time PCR, Quantitative
  • Real-Time PCRs, Quantitative

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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Indexing Annotation

RT-PCR in the literature is probably REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION not this term; check text

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History Note

2012

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Previous Indexing

  • Polymerase Chain Reaction (1999-2011)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D060888. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D060888
  2. Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_polymerase_chain_reaction
  3. Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q856198