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cryoprotective /cryo·pro·tec·tive/ (-pro-tek´tiv) capable of protecting against injury due to freezing, as glycerol protects frozen red blood cells. cryoprotective capable of protecting against injury due to freezing, as glycerol protects frozen red blood cells. |
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| In vitro effects of cryoprotective agents on the response of murine T and B lymphoid subpopulations to mitogenic agents. They also add cryoprotective agents such as glycerol, which are thought to act as antifreeze solutions and which may protect cell parts by stabilizing membranes and proteins. Janet Elliott, an engineer and award-winning thermodynamicist in the Faculty of Engineering, and graduate student Lisa Ross-Rodriguez have pioneered a novel cryopreservation methodology for preserving stem cells from umbilical cord and peripheral blood without the use of DMSO or other traditional cryoprotective chemicals. |
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