Review of vitreous islet cryopreservation: Some practical issues and their resolution

Organogenesis

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 155-166

  Taylor, Michael J ^a,b,c   Baicu, Simona ^a  

^a Cell and Tissue Systems Inc   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryoprotectants; Islet banking; Islet cryopreservation; Islet vitrification; Pancreatic islets; Rat islets; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; ICE;

ALLOGRAFT; BLOCKING FACTOR; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COLD INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELUTION; FREEZING; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; ICE FREE CRYOPRESERVATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STORAGE; SURVIVAL; TECHNIQUE; VITRIFICATION; XENOGRAFT;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 70349773121     PISSN: 15476278     EISSN: 15558592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/org.5.3.9812     Document Type: Review

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