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Organ Preservation MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Organ Preservation
Tree Number(s)
E02.792.833.660
E05.760.833.660
Unique ID
D009926
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009926
Annotation
cryopreservation of organ: coord IM with organ (no qualif) + CRYOPRESERVATION
Scope Note
The process by which organs are kept viable outside of the organism from which they were removed (i.e., kept from decay by means of a chemical agent, cooling, or a fluid substitute that mimics the natural state within the organism).
See Also
Tissue and Organ Harvesting
Public MeSH Note
84; was see under TISSUE PRESERVATION 1970-83
Online Note
search TISSUE PRESERVATION 1969-74
History Note
84(75); was see under TISSUE PRESERVATION 1969-83
Date Established
1984/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2011/06/24
Organ Preservation Preferred
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