Pre- and post-thaw assessment of intracellular ice formation

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-138

  Acker, J P ^a,b   Croteau, I M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryobiology; Cryoinjury; Cryomicroscopy; Cryopreservation; Freezing; IIF

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DAMAGE DETECTION; FREEZING; ICE; LIGHT SCATTERING; NUCLEIC ACIDS; TEMPERATURE; THAWING;

CRYO-PRESERVATION; CRYOBIOLOGY; CRYOINJURY; CRYOMICROSCOPY; FREEZE SUBSTITUTION; FREEZING; ICE CRYSTALS; INTRACELLULAR ICE FORMATION; LOWS-TEMPERATURES; RAPID FREEZING;

CELLS;

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; DYE; EOSIN; FORMALDEHYDE; HEMATOXYLIN; ICE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FIBROBLAST; FREEZE DRYING; FROZEN SECTION; HAMSTER; HISTOLOGY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THAWING;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 4344690213     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2720.2004.01375.x     Document Type: Article

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