Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 242-246 , July 2006

Basile J. Luyet and the Beginnings of Transfusion Cryobiology

  • Paul J. Schmidt

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References 

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  2. Biologist Luyet preserves life at temperature of minus 300 degrees. In: St. Louisan, newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of St. Louis University. Vol. 1 (no. 3):1948;p. 4
  3. Luyet BJ, Rapatz G. A review of basic researches on the cryopreservation of red blood cells. Cryobiology. 1970;6:425–482
  4. Luyet BJ. Ultra-rapid freezing as a possible method of blood preservation. In:  Pothoff CJ editors. The Preservation of the formed elements and the proteins of the blood. Washington (DC): American National Red Cross; 1949;p. 141–146
  5. Luyet BJ, Schmidt PJ. Determination of the amount of ice formed in blood at various freezing temperatures. Fed Proc. 1950;9:81–82
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doi: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2006.03.004

Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 242-246 , July 2006