Efficacy of ultraviolet sterilization of liquid nitrogen

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 501-

  Parmegiani, Lodovico ^a   Cognigni, Graciela Estela ^a   Filicori, Marco ^a  

^a Reproductive Medicine Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID NITROGEN;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; HEPATITIS; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; OVARY; RADIATION STERILIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIRUS INACTIVATION; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 79959393964     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.08.008     Document Type: Letter

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