DNA analysis of a transplanted cryopreserved meniscal allograft

Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-75

  Debeer, Philippe ^a,b,c   Decorte, Ronny ^a   Delvaux, Sigrun ^a   Bellemans, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Allograft; Cryopreservation; DNA analysis; Meniscal transplantation; Meniscus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL GROWTH; CELL RENEWAL; CELL VIABILITY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA CONTENT; DNA DETERMINATION; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0033984296     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(00)90131-2     Document Type: Article

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