Cryopreservation of rat hepatocyte monolayer cultures

Human & Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 30-37

  Watts, P ^a   Grant, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cryopreservation; liver cell culture; liver function

Indexed keywords

LIQUID NITROGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG METABOLISM; LIVER CELL; LIVER CELL CULTURE; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUSPENSION; TOXICITY;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELLS, CULTURED; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; FREEZING; GLUTATHIONE; LIVER; MALE; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; UREA;

EID: 0030034342     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096032719601500106     Document Type: Article

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