CRYOPRESERVATION OF RABBIT CORNEAS: INFLUENCE OF COOLING RATE.

Author(s) : MARTINEZ E.

Type of article: Article

Summary

RABBIT CORNEAS WERE FROZEN USING DMSO AS CRYOPROTECTANT. DIFFERENT COOLING RATES WERE ASSAYED (0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 70 AND 150K/MIN). CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM VIABILITY WAS ASSAYED BY STAINING WITH TRYPAN BLUE AND S-ALIZARINE RED AN FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE. RESULTS SHOWED A MAXIMUM ENDOTHELIUM VIABILITY AT COOLING RATES BETWEEN 0.25-5 K/MIN.

Details

  • Original title: CRYOPRESERVATION OF RABBIT CORNEAS: INFLUENCE OF COOLING RATE.
  • Record ID : 1989-0364
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryo-Letters - vol. 8 - n. 6
  • Publication date: 1987
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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