Table 1.
RNA Concentrations, Yield and RIN
| Saw | Drill | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample # | Age (years) | Conc (ng/ul) | RNA Yield | RIN | Conc (ng/ul) | RNA Yield | RIN |
| 1 | 48 | 1033.2 | 0.71 | 8.3 | 1076.2 | 0.80 | 8.3 |
| 2 | 31 | 1171.6 | 0.88 | 8.5 | 1210.0 | 0.84 | 8.5 |
| 3 | 27 | 855.9 | 0.62 | 8.3 | 991.6 | 0.75 | 8.4 |
| 4 | 46 | 1107.4 | 0.81 | 8.5 | 907.7 | 0.70 | 8.7 |
| 5 | 49 | 1169.8 | 0.81 | 8.2 | 1115.8 | 0.76 | 8.1 |
| 6 | 30 | 1066.4 | 0.80 | 8.5 | 1085.1 | 0.73 | 8.6 |
| 7 | 42 | 1219.6 | 0.89 | 8.5 | 1113.4 | 0.84 | 8.2 |
| 8 | 45 | 923.0 | 0.67 | 8.4 | 1074.0 | 0.74 | 8.6 |
| 9 | 38 | 1015.6 | 0.80 | 8.6 | 1218.6 | 0.84 | 8.8 |
| 10 | 42 | 1091.9 | 0.80 | 8 | 1102.2 | 0.82 | 8.5 |
| Mean | 39.8 | 1065.5 | 0.78 | 8.38 | 1089.4 | 0.78 | 8.47 |
| SD | 7.94 | 113.6 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 91.7 | 0.05 | 0.22 |
Table showing age of subjects (years), RNA concentrations (ng/uL), yield of RNA (expressed as ug of RNA per mg of tissue used for extraction) and the RIN values obtained for each RNA extraction (RIN=RNA Integrity Number) from the tissue samples dissected with either the hand-held saw or the high-speed dental drill