Glycerol with fetal calf serum - A better cryoprotectant for Blastocystis hominis

Parasitology Research

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 321-322

  Suresh, K ^a   Init, I ^b   Reuel, P A ^b   Rajah, S ^a   Lokman, H ^b   Khairul Anuar, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; GLYCEROL;

BLASTOCYSTIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; FETAL CALF SERUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLOOD; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIA; GLYCEROL;

BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS;

EID: 0031944819     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050403     Document Type: Short Survey

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