Effects of Cell Concentration on Viability and Metabolic Activity during Cryopreservation

Cryobiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-109

  De Loecker, William ^a   Koptelov, Vitali A ^b   Grischenko, Valentin I ^b   De Loecker, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Cell concentration effect; Cryopreservation; Hepatocytes; Metabolic activity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD STORAGE; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; LIVER; RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; LIVER; RATS;

EID: 0032161436     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cryo.1998.2106     Document Type: Article

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