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Oligonucleotide Probes

"Oligonucleotide Probes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Synthetic or natural oligonucleotides used in hybridization studies in order to identify and study specific nucleic acid fragments, e.g., DNA segments near or within a specific gene locus or gene. The probe hybridizes with a specific mRNA, if present. Conventional techniques used for testing for the hybridization product include dot blot assays, Southern blot assays, and DNA:RNA hybrid-specific antibody tests. Conventional labels for the probe include the radioisotope labels 32P and 125I and the chemical label biotin.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Oligonucleotide Probes" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Oligonucleotide Probes" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 14 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 1990 and 1995 and 1996 and 2005
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