Assessment of some critical factors in the freezing technique for the cryopreservation of precision-cut rat liver slices

Cryobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 250-263

  Maas, W J M ^a   De Graaf, I A M ^a,b   Schoen, E D ^a   Koster, H J ^b   Van De Sandt, J J M ^a   Groten, J P ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; GLUTATHIONE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; POTASSIUM; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL METABOLISM; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FREEZING; LIVER PRESERVATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034083240     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cryo.2000.2246     Document Type: Article

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