Molecular mechanisms of tolerance in tardigrades: New perspectives for preservation and stabilization of biological material

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 348-352

  Schill, Ralph O ^a   Mali, Brahim ^b   Dandekar, Thomas ^c   Schnölzer, Martina ^d   Reuter, Dirk ^e   Frohme, Marcus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WILDAU   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^e ONCOSCIENCE AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anhydrobiosis; Biostabilization; Cryobanking; Cryopreservation; Cryoprotectant; Cryptobiosis

Indexed keywords

ANHYDROBIOSIS; BIOSTABILIZATION; CRYOBANKING; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTANT; CRYPTOBIOSIS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOINFORMATICS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MACHINERY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; STABILIZATION; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION;

DISACCHARIDE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; PROTEIN;

BIOINFORMATICS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEHYDRATION; DESICCATION; GENE EXPRESSION; INVERTEBRATE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PROTEIN; SUGAR; SURVIVAL; TOLERANCE; WATER STRESS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; CELL FUNCTION; DEHYDRATION; INVERTEBRATE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESERVATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DEHYDRATION; DISACCHARIDES; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; INVERTEBRATES; MODELS, ANIMAL; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 67349124386     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2009.01.011     Document Type: Review

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