Cryopreservation of clonal gametophytic thalli of Porphyra (Rhodophyta)

Plant Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 117-124

  Kuwano, Kazuyoshi ^a,c   Aruga, Yusho ^a   Saga, Naotsune ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Marine Greens Laboratory   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clonal culture; Cryopreservation; Dextran; Dimethylsulfoxide; Porphyra

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001660581     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-9452(96)04380-4     Document Type: Article

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