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preservation of biological tissue atcryogenic temperatures, typically at -80°C (dry ice temperature) or -196°C (the boiling point of liquid nitrogen).
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Examples
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While still experimental, ovarian tissue cryopreservation is beginning to show promise as a viable clinical option.
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A major problem hindering wider use of cryopreservation is formation of ice crystals, which damage cell structures ...
Boing Boing 2006
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The mechanism of cryoprotection appears to be simple colligative action, as in cryopreservation, with the additional benefit of stabilization of protein structure against low temperature denaturation.
Archive 2004-09-01 2004
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So-called cryopreservation is widely considered appropriate for women facing sterility-inducing chemotherapy.
Fertility Therapies 2007
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While it was once necessary for the menstrual cycles of both donor and recipient to be carefully coordinated—her eggs had to be ready to ovulate at the precise time your uterus was ready to accept an embryo—this is no longer necessary, thanks to an innovation called cryopreservation, or embryo freezing.
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
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Rather than tossing the tissue away, doctors froze it in a procedure known as cryopreservation.
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
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Part of his research looks at the problems associated with cryopreservation, which is the preservation of tissue at very low temperatures and could be used in transplants and regenerative medicine, and cryosurgery, which is used to destroy tissue, such as cancerous tumors, by freezing it.
Boston Business News - Local Boston News | Boston Business Journal 2010
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Part of his research looks at the problems associated with cryopreservation, which is the preservation of tissue at very low temperatures and could be used in transplants and regenerative medicine, and cryosurgery, which is used to destroy tissue, such as cancerous tumors, by freezing it.
Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2010
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Part of his research looks at the problems associated with cryopreservation, which is the preservation of tissue at very low temperatures and could be used in transplants and regenerative medicine, and cryosurgery, which is used to destroy tissue, such as cancerous tumors, by freezing it.
Dallas Business News - Local Dallas News | Dallas Business Journal 2010
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Dalen Agnew and Carla Carleton from MSU's College of Veterinary Medicine are focusing specifically on evaluating the freezing techniques, known as cryopreservation, developed to keep the hellbender sperm viable.
whichbe commented on the word cryopreservation
A process where cells or whole tissues are preserved by cooling to low sub-zero temperatures. At these low temperatures, any biological activity, including the biochemical reactions that would lead to cell death, is effectively stopped. From the field of Cryonics. (Wikipedia)
May 29, 2008
bilby commented on the word cryopreservation
"The freezer could be the future for frogs and other amphibians. Efforts announced today are currently underway around the world to boost amphibian numbers with cryopreservation and assisted reproduction.
Breeding frogs and their cousins to increase numbers could help vulnerable species survive looming extinctions. But getting amphibians to mate is not always straightforward, so researchers are developing other techniques to give them a helping hand."
- Catherine Brahic, 'Experts plan 'doomsday vault' for frog sperm', newscientist.com, 21 Nov 2008.
November 23, 2008