number of copies of a microRNA per somatic adult cell

Value 50000 molecules
Organism Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Reference The microRNAs of Caenorhabditis elegans.Lim LP, Lau NC, Weinstein EG, Abdelhakim A, Yekta S, Rhoades MW, Burge CB, Bartel DP. Genes and Development, 2007.PubMed ID12672692
Method calibrated microRNA abundance against standard curves available for synthetic microRNAs then divided by the number of animals (glp-4) and the number of cells in each animal.
Entered by Debora Marks
ID 101277