NALT

Preferred term

cryopreservation

Topic

Preservation of cells, tissues, organs, or embryos by freezing. In histological preparations, cryopreservation or cryofixation is used to maintain the existing form, structure, and chemical composition of all the constituent elements of the specimens.

oocyte vitrification

cryofixation

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

10333

Spanish

criopreservación

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/30341

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 7/11/19