Plant and algal cryopreservation: Issues in genetic integrity, concepts in cryobionomics and current applications in cryobiology

Asia-Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 149-152

  Harding, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Cryobiology; Cryopreservation; Cryoprotectants

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 77957659979     PISSN: 01287451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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