Cryopreservation of fluorescent marker-labeled algae (Selenastrum capricornutum) for toxicity testing using flow cytometry

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1059-1067

  Faber, Marvin J ^c   Smith, Lisa M J ^a   Boermans, Herman J ^a   Stephenson, Gerald R ^c   Thompson, Dean G ^b   Solomon, Keith R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Aquatic phytotoxicity; Cell preservation; Flow cytometry; Molecular staining

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; ETHIDIUM; FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; FLUORESCENT DYE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; LIQUID NITROGEN; PHENOL;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL KILLING; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOTOXICITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; TOXICITY TESTING;

ALGAE; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 0030917228     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620160528     Document Type: Article

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