Vitrification of rabbit tissues with propylene glycol and trehalose

Cryobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-71

  Wusteman, Monica C ^a   Simmonds, Joanne ^a   Vaughan, David ^a   Pegg, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Cornea; Devitrification; Propylene glycol; Tissue preservation; Trehalose; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; TREHALOSE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CRYOBIOLOGY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTION; FREEZING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE PRESERVATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VITRIFICATION;

ANIMALS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CORNEA; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FREEZE SUBSTITUTION; MALE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; RABBITS; TREHALOSE;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 38349056509     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2007.10.177     Document Type: Article

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