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cryoprotectant
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cry·o·pro·tec·tant (kr-pr-tktnt)
n.
A substance used to protect cells or tissues from damage during freezing.
cryo·pro·tectant adj.
cryo·pro·tective adj.
cryoprotectant
substance added to living biological material, e.g. embryo, ova, spermatozoa, that is to be preserved in a viable state by freezing. The common substances are DMSO and glycerol.


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Nevertheless, these compounds had not been reported as cryoprotectants for macromolecular crystallography.
Macromolecular crystallography and structural biology databases at ... by Gilliland, Gary L. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
But most cells, including embryos, have membranes that allow cryoprotectants, the protective chemicals, to enter and leave.
SUCCESSFUL EGG-FREEZING PROCESS COULD ADVANCE FERTILITY METHODS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
However, high levels of these chemicals apparently don't entirely explain the animals' survival, the researchers add, since painted turtles observed after spring freezes have survived "despite low levels of cryoprotectants.
These turtles freeze, but that's okay by Science News
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