The effects of prolonged cryopreservation on the biomechanical properties of bone allografts: A microbiological, histological and mechanical study

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-73

  Salai, Moshe ^a,b   Brosh, Tamar ^c   Keller, Natan ^b   Perelman, Marina ^b   Dudkiewitz, Israel ^a  

^a National Bone Bank   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Allografts; Prolonged cryopreservation; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 21844446969     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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