Experimental study of intracellular ice growth in human umbilical vein endothelial cells

Cryobiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 96-102

  Yang, Geer ^a   Zhang, Aili ^a   Xu, Lisa X ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Attached endothelial cells; Growth rate; Intracellular ice formation (IIF); Intracellular ice growth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOBIOLOGY; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYTOPLASM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FREEZING; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE DISPLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAWING; UMBILICAL VEIN;

CELL ADHESION; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYTOPLASM; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FREEZING; HUMANS; ICE; MICROSCOPY; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 58249092013     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2008.10.123     Document Type: Article

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