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Fol. Biol. 2025, 71, 88-94

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2025071020088

Semi-automated RNA Isolation from Tempus Blood RNA Tubes Using the Magcore Plus II Instrument

Marta Černá1ID, Barbora Šťastná1,2ID, Pavel Pešek1, Taťána Ptáčková1ID, Markéta Janatová1ID, Jana Soukupová1ID, Klára Horáčková1ID, Petra Kleiblová1,3ID

1Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
2Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
3Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Received March 2025
Accepted April 2025

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