“…Although cryopreservation techniques are widely used, emerging data suggest that cryopreservation procedures affect cell survival, cell function, protein expression, and DNA integrity, as well as the cytoskeletal and nuclear structures [ 7 , 38 – 41 ]. Common CPAs, such as DMSO, have been shown to display toxic effects on cells that are considered to be temperature-, time-, and concentration-dependent [ 39 , 42 , 43 ].…”