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cell fixation

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a protocol application to preserve defined qualities of cells or tissues (sample) which may otherwise change over time

Term info

Label

cell fixation

curator note

we could generalize this for other input materials

definition source

OBI branch derived

editor note

should include capturing what qualities are being preserved

editor preferred term

cell fixation

example of usage

http://www.tissuearray.org/CellLinesProtocolforTMA112.pdf; the treatment of CD8+ cells with methanol at -20oC; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=16080188&dopt=AbstractPlus

has curation status

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000125

term editor

PERSON:Bjoern Peters