Clinical Applications of Cryobiology - Hardcover

Fuller, Barry J.; Grout, Brian W. W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0849354293 ISBN 13: 9780849354298

Publisher: CRC Press, 1991

Synopsis

Clinical Applications of Cryobiology Summarizes the applications of low temperature to clinical situations, together with details of the underlying principles of biology. This book provides information for the clinicians and research workers in a number of areas of interest and offers a theme of cryobiology of interest and value to those researching a clinical problem. Full description

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Synopsis:

This book presents a state-of-the-art summary of the applications of low temperature to clinical situations, together with details of the underlying principles of biology. It provides specific information for the clinicians and research workers in a number of areas of current interest and attempts to provide a unifying theme of cryobiology of interest and value to those researching a clinical problem.Specific topics discussed in this book include: the effects of low temperatures on mammalian systems in the absence of ice and how the changes can be modulated to achieve desired results; low temperature storage of tissues and organs for transplantation in the liquid state; the effects of whole body hypothermia in man and how it relates to mammal hibernation; problems associated with ice formation and the subsequent freezing of cells and tissues; and, cryopreservation of blood cells, reproductive cells, and tissues, such as the skin and cornea. Other interesting issues featured include the developments in cryopreservation of large, highly-organized structures and the destructive powers of ice formation in cryosurgery of diseased tissues.

About this edition

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0849354293
• ISBN 13: 9780849354298
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256