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Table 1 The spike factors for various organs/tissues

From: "Per cell" normalization method for mRNA measurement by quantitative PCR and microarrays

Species

Organ/Tissue (adult, unless otherwise noted)

Spike Factor

total RNA/genomic DNA

SD

Mouse

Liver

0.2

211

46

Mouse

Lung

0.02

22

4

Mouse

Heart

0.05

-

-

Mouse

Thymus

0.01

8

2

Mouse

Colon Epitherium

0.05

105

30

Mouse

Kidney

0.1

-

-

Mouse

Brain

0.1

-

-

Mouse

Suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)

0.1

-

-

Mouse

Hypothalamus

0.1

63

4

Mouse

Pituitary

0.1

52

8

Mouse

Ovary

0.02

35

4

Mouse

Uterus

0.02

42

12

Mouse

Vagina

0.02

81

38

Mouse

Testis

0.15

56

7

Mouse

Epididymis

0.07

53

16

Mouse

Bone marrow

0.02

14

3

Mouse

Spleen

0.02

-

-

Mouse

Whole Embryo

0.15

97

36

Mouse

Fetal Telencephalon E10.5–16.5

0.1

48

9

Mouse

Neurosphere (E11.5–14.5)

0.03

42

10

Mouse

E9.5 embryo heart

0.15

58

15

Mouse

cell lines

0.2

-

-

Rat

Liver

0.2

-

-

Rat

Kidney

0.2

-

-

Rat

Uterus

0.04

56

5

Rat

Ovary

0.04

56

9

Human

Cancer Cell Lines

0.2

116

26

Xenopus

liver

0.03

-

-

Xenopus

embryo

0.15

-

-