Bulk cryopreservation of isolated islets of Langerhans

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 395-404

  Lakey, Jonathan R T ^a   Warnock, Garth L ^a   Ao, Ziliang ^a   Rajotte, Ray V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Freezer bag; Islets

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOG; GRAFT SURVIVAL; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PANCREAS ISLET; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0029938002     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0963-6897(95)02025-X     Document Type: Article

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