Method for cryopreserving cells

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for cryopreserving cells for transplantation capable of being suitably used for treatment of various diseases, a method for culturing the cells thawed after cryopreservation, a method for producing a graft containing a sheet-shaped cell culture containing the cells for transplantation, a graft produced by the production method, a composition and medical drug containing the graft, and a method for treating a disease using the graft. The cryopreservation method involves freezing a cell suspension containing cells for transplantation on a culture substrate. The method for culturing cells for transplantation includes incubation of a cell population in a medium containing a cryoprotective agent.

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