Vitrification of Corneal Endothelial Cells in a Monolayer

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 610-613

  Fan, Wen Xia ^a   Ma, Xue Hu ^a   Liu, Tian Qing ^a   Cui, Zhan Feng ^b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cell monolayer; corneal endothelial cells; cryoprotectant; vitrification

Indexed keywords

CELL MONOLAYER; CONFLUENT MONOLAYERS; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; CRYOPROTECTANT; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; IN VITRO MODELS; PROPANEDIOL;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; SELF ASSEMBLY; VITRIFICATION;

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; TREHALOSE;

BOVINAE;

EID: 58149141564     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1263/jbb.106.610     Document Type: Article

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