Design and applications of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) environmental specimen banking programs

Cell Preservation Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-72

  Pugh, Rebecca S ^a   Becker, Paul R ^a   Porter, Barbara J ^b   Ellisor, Michael B ^a   Moors, Amanda J ^a   Wise, Stephen A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BIRD; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER; MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIMEN BANK; MARINE MAMMAL; MONITORING; MUSSEL; NATIONAL BIOMONITORING SPECIMEN BANK; NONHUMAN; ORGAN PRESERVATION; OYSTER; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SERUM; STANDARD; TECHNOLOGY; TISSUE PRESERVATION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 41649085783     PISSN: 1538344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpt.2007.0517     Document Type: Review

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