Optimal conditions for heart cell cryopreservation for transplantation

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 242, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 109-114

  Yokomuro, Hiroki ^a   Mickle, Donald A G ^a   Weisel, Richard D ^a   Li, Ren Ki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiomyocyte; Cell transplantation; Cryopreservaton

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CELL TRANSPORT; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; FETUS; HEART BEAT; HEART CELL CULTURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART RATE; IN VITRO STUDY; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TECHNOLOGY; THAWING; TIME;

ANIMALS; CELL AGING; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SURVIVAL; COLD; CRYOPRESERVATION; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; ISOPROTERENOL; MUSCLE CELLS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PROPRANOLOL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037281107     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021193813856     Document Type: Article

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