title: An evaluation of primer length on random-primed DNA synthesis for nucleic acid hybridization: longer is not better.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology/Microbiology, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suganuma
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000235:genetics; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry*; D015342:DNA Probes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000235:genetics; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D020574:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013698:Templates, Genetic
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D017931:DNA Primers; D015342:DNA Probes; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D020574:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis