Improved viability of freeze-thawed embryonic stem cells after exposure to glutathione

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2409-2412

  Kim, Gil Ah ^a   Lee, Seung Tae ^b   Ahn, Ji Yeon ^c   Park, Jong Heum ^a   Lim, Jeong Mook ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

antioxidant; cryopreservation; reactive oxygen species; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLUTATHIONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FREEZING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAWING;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; FREEZING; GLUTATHIONE; MICE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 78049245339     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.01.073     Document Type: Article

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