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Preservation of Trout and Salmon Erythrocytes for Blood Typing by Freezing with Dimethyl Sulphoxide

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IN the expanding field of immunogenetics several laboratories are studying blood types of fishes1. In our laboratory we are engaged in investigations of the blood types of Pacific salmon2. As part of this programme freezing methods have been examined as a means of long-term red blood cell preservation.

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  1. Biological Laboratory, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, Seattle, Washington

    HAROLD O. HODGINS & GEORGE J. RIDGWAY

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HODGINS, H., RIDGWAY, G. Preservation of Trout and Salmon Erythrocytes for Blood Typing by Freezing with Dimethyl Sulphoxide. Nature 201, 1336–1337 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2011336a0

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