Freeze-drying of mononuclear cells derived from umbilical cord blood followed by colony formation.

BACKGROUND: We recently showed that freeze-dried cells stored for 3 years at room temperature can direct embryonic development following cloning. However, viability, as evaluated by membrane integrity of the cells after freeze-drying, was very low; and it was mainly the DNA integrity that was preser...

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Main Authors: Dity Natan, Arnon Nagler, Amir Arav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2667668?pdf=render