Ultrastructural changes in hypothermically preserved hepatocytes

Cryobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 176-181

  Griffiths, B J Nathan ^a   Evans, Peter J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hepatocyte preservation; Hypothermia; Ultrastructural changes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER CELL; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; MICROVILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034024564     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cryo.1999.2229     Document Type: Article

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