An experiment with glycerol-frozen red blood cells stored at-80° for up to 37 years

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 168-174

  Valeri, C R ^a   Ragno, G ^a   Pivacek, L E ^a   Cassidy, G P ^a   Srey, R ^a   Hansson Wicher, M ^a   Leavy, M E ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2,3 DIPHOSPHOGLYCERIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GLYCEROL; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; ERYTHROCYTE PRESERVATION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POTASSIUM CELL LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAWING;

EID: 0033663168     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1423-0410.2000.7930168.x     Document Type: Article

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