EMPIRICALLY DETERMINED FREEZING TIME FOR QUICK-FREEZING WITH A LIQUID-NITROGEN-COOLED COPPER BLOCK

Authors
BAATSEN PHWW
Citation
Phww. Baatsen, EMPIRICALLY DETERMINED FREEZING TIME FOR QUICK-FREEZING WITH A LIQUID-NITROGEN-COOLED COPPER BLOCK, Journal of Microscopy, 172, 1993, pp. 71-79
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Microscopy
Journal title
Journal of Microscopy → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222720
Volume
172
Year of publication
1993
Part
1
Pages
71 - 79
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2720(1993)172:<71:EDFTFQ>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A method is presented to determine freezing time empirically. The meth od is based on determining the amount of stretch of a skinned muscle f ibre while it is being frozen. Freezing time, as determined with this method, lies in between 0.5 and 1.5 ms.