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CRYOCONSERVATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Heart Surgery
- The Heart
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- homograft valve prosthesis
1, record 1, English, homograft%20valve%20prosthesis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Viability of new homograft valve prostheses: results in a series of 42 implantations. (Cited in EMBASE data bank.) 1, record 1, English, - homograft%20valve%20prosthesis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie cardiaque
- Cœur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- homogreffe valvulaire
1, record 1, French, homogreffe%20valvulaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'intérêt pour les homogreffes valvulaires est sous-tendu par la notion récente de viabilité justifiant l'espoir de résultats favorables à long terme. La conservation est maintenant permise pour de longues durées grâce aux progrès des techniques de cryoconservation.(Relevé dans Archives des maladies de cœur et des vaisseaux, 1990, 83(11) 1661-1667, cité dans la base de données PASCAL.) 1, record 1, French, - homogreffe%20valvulaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-10-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cryogenics
- Biotechnology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cryoconservation
1, record 2, English, cryoconservation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cryopreservation 2, record 2, English, cryopreservation
correct
- cryo-conservation 3, record 2, English, cryo%2Dconservation
correct
- cryo-preservation 4, record 2, English, cryo%2Dpreservation
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The preservation of seeds, semen, embryos, or micro-organisms at extremely low temperatures ... 2, record 2, English, - cryoconservation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
At these temperatures, water is absent, molecular kinetic energy is low, diffusion is virtually nil, and storage potential is expected to be extremely long. For fish, only sperms can be stored successfully. 2, record 2, English, - cryoconservation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cryogénie
- Biotechnologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cryoconservation
1, record 2, French, cryoconservation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cryopréservation 2, record 2, French, cryopr%C3%A9servation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique qui consiste à conserver des tissus vivants ou morts à de très basses températures (en général, dans l’azote liquide [...] 3, record 2, French, - cryoconservation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] la cryoconservation a des dizaines d’applications. Nous nous en servons couramment dans les banques de sang, de sperme et maintenant en banques de tissus, [pour lesquels] on doit [...] faire le choix d’un cryoprotectant de type intra ou extracellulaire. [...] la cryoconservation a d’autres utilités. À San Diego, un «Frozen Zoo» a vu le jour et celui-ci détient deux réservoirs isolés conservant à-230 °C les échantillons cellulaires de sperme, de tissus et de sang de plus de 2300 animaux de 300 espèces et sous-espèces menacées. 4, record 2, French, - cryoconservation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Criogenia
- Biotecnología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- crioconservación
1, record 2, Spanish, crioconservaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- criopreservación 2, record 2, Spanish, criopreservaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conservación de semillas, semen, embriones y microorganismos a temperaturas extremadamente bajas, por debajo de -130 °C. 3, record 2, Spanish, - crioconservaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A estas temperaturas, el agua está ausente, la energía cinética molecular es baja, la difusión es virtualmente nula y el almacenamiento potencial esperado es extremadamente largo. Para los peces, sólo el esperma puede ser almacenado con éxito. 3, record 2, Spanish, - crioconservaci%C3%B3n
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