Influence of microwave-assisted dehydration on morphological integrity and viability of cat ovarian tissues: First steps toward long-term preservation of complex biomaterials at supra-zero temperatures

• Pei-Chih Lee,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7121-5047

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• Daniella M. Adams,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

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• Olga Amelkina,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

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• Kylie K. White,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

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• Luigi A. Amoretti,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

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• Marinda G. Whitaker,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

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• Pierre Comizzoli

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: ComizzoliP@si.edu

  Affiliation Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3079-9063

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