Cryopreservation of isolated human hepatocytes for transplantation: State of the art

Cryobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-159

  Terry, Claire ^a   Dhawan, Anil ^a   Mitry, Ragai R ^a   Hughes, Robin D ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attachment; Cell damage; Cryopreservation; Cryoprotectant; Freezing protocols; Human hepatocytes; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DAMAGE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CRIGLER NAJJAR SYNDROME; CRYOPRESERVATION; FREEZING; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER CELL; LIVER FAILURE; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SWINE; THAWING; UREA CYCLE DEFECT;

ANIMALS; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FREEZING; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33748459887     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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