Cryopreservation conservation of bioresources at ultra low temperatures

Molecular Biomethods Handbook: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 917-947

  Day, John G ^a   Harding, Keith C ^b   Nadarajan, Jayanthi ^c   Benson, Erica E ^b  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Environmental Science and Biotechnology   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological resource center; cryoinjury; cryopreservation; vitrification.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900050470     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-375-6_52     Document Type: Chapter

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