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Science 2 July 1965:
Vol. 149. no. 3679, pp. 74 - 75
DOI: 10.1126/science.149.3679.74
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Activity in Mammalian Peripheral Nerves during Supercooling

L. Keith Miller 1

1 Laboratory of Zoophysiology, University of Alaska, College, Alaska

Excised peripheral nerves from several species of mammals from interior Alaska continue to operate when supercooled to temperatures as low as -6°C. In some nerves, spontaneous freezing begins before activity ceases. If the nerves are not allowved to remain in a partially or completely frozen state for a prolonged period they will regain their activity when rewarmed.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Peripheral Nerve Damage by Cold.
H. SCHAUMBURG, R. BYCK, R. HERMAN, and C. ROSENGART (1967)
Arch Neurol 16, 103-109
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