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.