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Table 2 The average (± standard deviation) masses of tissues subject to RNA extractions via each kit

From: A comparison of commercially-available automated and manual extraction kits for the isolation of total RNA from small tissue samples

 

Blood

Spleen

Kidney

Embryo

Larvae

Plus Mini

19.5 (4.0)

5.3 (2.9)

20.3 (8.0)

1.1 (0.04)

6.4 (0.6)

Plus Universal

14.8 (2.8)

3.5 (1.2)

14.0 (4.6)

1.1 (0.1)

5.9 (0.8)

Maxwell®

20.0 (7.6)

3.7 (1.7)

13.4 (6.2)

1.1 (0.03)

6.7 (1.1)

MagMAX™

4.0 (0.7)a

1.7 (0.9)

3.8 (1.8)a

1.1 (0.1)

6.5 (0.5)

SimplyRNA HT

11.3 (3.8)

4.9 (3.4)

14.3 (7.9)

1.2 (0.1)

5.3 (1.9)

  1. aTissues processed using the MagMAX™ kit were trimmed to achieve manufacturer suggested tissues masses ≤5 mg.