Effects of Slow and Rapid Warming on the Cryopreservation of Marine Microalgae

Cryobiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-149

  Cañavate, J Pedro ^a   Lubian, Luis M ^b  

^a JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHAETOCEROS GRACILIS; NANNOCHLORIS ATOMUS; NANNOCHLOROPSIS GADITANA; RHODOMONAS BALTICA; TETRASELMIS; TETRASELMIS CHUII;

EID: 0344058215     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cryo.1997.2031     Document Type: Article

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