Laboratory Procedure
freeze substitution
freeze sub·sti·tu·tion
Subclass of:
Freeze Drying
Definitions related to freeze substitution:
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A modification of the freeze-drying method in which the ice within the frozen tissue is replaced by alcohol or other solvent at a very low temperature.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Specimen preparation procedure in which a solvent replaces the ice crystals in a frozen specimen for subsequent X-ray spectrochemical analysis.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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