Cryopreservation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (Chlorophyta)

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-52

  Crutchfield, Alexandra L M ^a   Diller, Kenneth R ^b   Brand, Jerry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal cryopreservation; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; Freezing damage; Methanol cryoprotection; Photosynthetic oxygen evolution

Indexed keywords

CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; EVANS BLUE; FREEZING; LIQUID NITROGEN; METHANOL; PHOTOSYSTEM II;

CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII;

EID: 0032895548     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967026299001985     Document Type: Article

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