Life in the Frozen State
Contributors: Barry Fuller (Editor); Nick Lane (Editor); Erica E. Benson (Editor)
Publisher: CRC
Published: May 27, 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 696
ISBN-13: 9780415247009
First sentence: When cells or cellular systems are exposed to the ice formation that accompanies exposure to low subzero temperatures, they are subjected to profound changes in the physical state and chemical properties of their surrounding milieu, and the cells undergo major physical responses to these changes.