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Transcription profiling of effect of successive steps of laser capture microdissection using Rattus norvegicus liver samples treated with clofibrate

ABSTRACT: This is an evaluation of the impact of the successive steps of LCM procedure on gene expression profiling by comparing profiles from LCM samples to those obtained with non-microdissected liver samples collected after a one month CLO treatment in the rat. We showed that the H&E staining used for identifying PP-foci and the laser microdissection itself do not impact on RNA quality.

ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus

SUBMITTER: Cecile Michel

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-691 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Liver gene expression profiles of rats treated with clofibric acid: comparison of whole liver and laser capture microdissected liver.

Michel Cécile C Desdouets Chantal C Sacre-Salem Béatrice B Gautier Jean-Charles JC Roberts Ruth R Boitier Eric E

The American journal of pathology 20031201 6

Clofibric acid (CLO) is a peroxisome proliferator (PP) that acts through the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha, leading to hepatocarcinogenesis in rodents. CLO-induced hepatocarcinogenesis is a multi-step process, first transforming normal liver cells into foci. The combination of laser capture microdissection (LCM) and genomics has the potential to provide expression profiles from such small cell clusters, giving an opportunity to understand the process of cancer development in r ...[more]

PMID: 14633594

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Transcription profiling of effect of successive steps of laser capture microdissection using Rattus norvegicus liver samples treated with clofibrate

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Liver gene expression profiles of rats treated with clofibric acid: comparison of whole liver and laser capture microdissected liver.

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