Liver freezing response of the freeze-tolerant wood frog, Rana sylvatica, in the presence and absence of glucose. I. Experimental measurements

Cryobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 310-326

  Devireddy, Ramachandra V ^a   Barratt, Paul R ^a   Storey, Kenneth B ^b   Bischof, John C ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Differential scanning calorimetry; Directional solidification stage; Krogh cylinder; Liver tissue; Low temperature microscopy; R. sylvatica

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTION; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FROG; LIVER CELL; LIVER PRESERVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOMETRY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 0033150129     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cryo.1999.2175     Document Type: Article

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