Response to: "Cryopreservation of complex systems: Slow freezing has not had its day yet" [2]

Rejuvenation Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 103-105

  Fahy, Greg M ^a   Wowk, B ^b  

^a Intervene Biomedical   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTION; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 33947408223     PISSN: 15491684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/rej.2006.9421     Document Type: Letter

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