An effective serum-and xeno-free chemically defined freezing procedure for human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1271-1279

  Holm, Frida ^a   Ström, Susanne ^a   Inzunza, José ^a   Baker, Duncan ^b   Strömberg, Anne Marie ^a   Rozell, Björn ^c   Feki, Anis ^d   Bergström, Rosita ^a   Hovatta, Outi ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Defined; Differentiation; Human embryonic stem cells; Survival

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GLUCOSE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KARYOTYPING; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77951122930     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq040     Document Type: Article

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