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L'eau dans les cellules animales et la cryoconservation : développement dans le domaine médical.

[In Japanese. / En japonais.]

Auteurs : TAKADA K.

Type d'article : Article

Résumé

Animal cells are 90% composed of water, and the regulation of water during freezing is critical for their successful cryopreservation. Contrary to frozen foods, cells should retain their functional and developmental capacity after a period of storage. Two kinds of cryoprotectants, membrane permeable and non-permeable cryoprotectants were found in 1950s, and their mechanisms of cryoprotection have been extensively studied. A vitrification method was developed to cryopreserve human organs, and the method has been applied to the storage of animal embryos. In the medical field, cord blood banking is a typical example that requires cryopreservation. The medium to cryopreserve cord blood was developed using a combination of membrane permeable and non-permeable cryoprotectants, and the freezing procedure is fully automated through LN2 storage. Successful cryopreservation of these cells guarantees the lives of transplanted patients.

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  • Titre original : [In Japanese. / En japonais.]
  • Identifiant de la fiche : 2004-1974
  • Langues : Japonais
  • Source : Refrigeration - vol. 79 - n. 915
  • Date d'édition : 2004
  • Document disponible en consultation à la bibliothèque du siège de l'IIF uniquement.

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