Cryopreservation/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Biology [r]: The science of life — of complex, self-organizing, information-processing systems living in the past, present or future. ^[e]
• Cryobiology [r]: The study of living organisms, organs, biological tissues or biological cells at low temperatures. ^[e]
• Cell (biology) [r]: The basic unit of life, consisting of biochemical networks enclosed by a membrane. ^[e]
• Metabolism [r]: The modification of chemical substances by living organisms. ^[e]
• Life [r]: Living systems, of which biologists seek the commonalities distinguishing them from non-living systems. ^[e]

Other related topics

• Alcohol [r]: A chemical compound that contains a hydroxy group (OH). ^[e]
• Cryoprotectant [r]: A substance that protects biological tissue from freezing damage. ^[e]
• Cryobank [r]: A repository for cryopreserved specimens. ^[e]
• Cryonics [r]: The low-temperature preservation of corpses in the vague hope that resuscitation may eventually become possible in the future. ^[e]
• Death [r]: State of thermodynamic equilibrium achieved after the end of life. ^[e]
• Dimethyl sulfoxide [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Embryo [r]: An organism in its earliest phase of development. ^[e]
• Extremophile [r]: Organism living, or at least surviving, under biologically extreme conditions. ^[e]
• Freeze avoidance [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Freeze tolerance [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Freezing [r]: The removal of heat from a liquid until it crystalizes. ^[e]
• Glass transition temperature [r]: The temperature at which a glass-forming liquid transforms into a glass, which usually occurs upon rapid cooling. ^[e]
• Glucose [r]: A monosaccharide (or simple sugar) and an important carbohydrate in biology, used by the living cell as a source of energy and metabolic intermediate. ^[e]
• Homeostasis (biology) [r]: The coordinated physiological reactions which maintain most of the steady states in an organism. ^[e]
• Ice [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Organism [r]: An individual living individual: a complex, adaptive physical system that acts a integrated unit that sustains metabolism and reproduces progeny that resemble it. ^[e]
• Reproductive medicine [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Stem cell [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Trehalose [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Vitrification [r]: Add brief definition or description