Expected Yields of Total RNA from mammalian cells following purification with Trizol Reagent

Tissue

Yield / mg

Liver or Spleen

6-10 ug

Kidney

3-4 ug

Skeletal muscle or Brain

1-1.5 ug

placenta

1-4 ug

From Cells, the following yields are expected:

Cell Type

Yield / 10e6 cells

epithelial

8-15 ug

fibroblast

5-7 ug

flow sorted

4-20 ug

Numbers I've come across from various sources.

RNA Yield (last edited 2008-02-15 05:26:55 by ChrisSeidel)