Freeze-drying of red blood cells at ultra-low temperatures

Cryobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 2-15

  Rindler, V ^a   Luneberger S ^a   Schwindke, P ^a   Heschel, I ^a   Rau, G ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETASTARCH; MALTOSE;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ERYTHROCYTE; FREEZE DRYING; HEMOLYSIS; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACUUM; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 0344172142     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cryo.1998.2143     Document Type: Article

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