Cryopreservation increases apoptosis in human menisci

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 298-303

  Villalba, R ^a   Pena J ^b   Navarro, P ^c   Luque, E ^b   Jimena, I ^b   Romero, A ^a   Villagrán, J L Gómez ^a  

^a Centro Regional de Transfusión Sanguínea y Banco Sectorial de Tejidos   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cryopreservation; Menisci; Viability

Indexed keywords

AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSPLANTATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84856098343     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1622-x     Document Type: Article

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