The process by which a tissue or aggregate of cells is kept alive outside of the organism from which it was derived (i.e., kept from decay by means of a chemical agent, cooling, or a fluid substitute that mimics the natural state within the organism).
    

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Biobanks : patents or open science? / Antonella De Robbio.

The biology and surgery of tissue transplantation / edited by J. Maxwell Anderson.

Biological applications of freezing and drying / [edited by R.J.C. Harris].

Methods and formulae used in the preparation of animal and vegetable tissues for microscopical examination : including the staining of bacteria / by Peter Wyatt Squire.

Stored tissue samples : ethical, legal, and public policy implications / edited by Rober F. Weir.

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Biobanks : patents or open science? / Antonella De Robbio.

The biology and surgery of tissue transplantation / edited by J. Maxwell Anderson.

Biological applications of freezing and drying / [edited by R.J.C. Harris].

Methods and formulae used in the preparation of animal and vegetable tissues for microscopical examination : including the staining of bacteria / by Peter Wyatt Squire.

Stored tissue samples : ethical, legal, and public policy implications / edited by Rober F. Weir.