Manual Protocol for DNA isolation from hair and urine - can anyone help?

10 October 2013 0 4K Report

I am going to extract mt-DNA from hair and urine for my research purposes. I need a manual protocol for it not of the Standardized Kit that are available. It maybe in form of papers.

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