title: Enhanced DNA extraction and PCR amplification of mitochondrial genes from formalin-fixed museum specimens.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Shedlock
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Haygood
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Pietsch
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bentzen
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002457:Cell Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D002965:Classification; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004249:DNA Damage; D017931:DNA Primers; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D005557:Formaldehyde; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009144:Museums; D010163:Paleontology / Q000379:methods; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017421:Sequence Analysis; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D016707:Tissue Fixation
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D002457:Cell Extracts; D017931:DNA Primers; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D005557:Formaldehyde; D010450:Endopeptidases