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On the use of nucleation theory to model intracellular ice formation.

Author(s) : CHANDRASEKARAN M., PITT R. E.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The application of nucleation theory to describe the kinetics and incidence of intracellular ice formation has recently been put forth in a series of papers, who have hypothesized that the plasma membrane acts as a flat-surface nucleator when in the presence of extracellular ice (the "surface-catalyzed nucleation" (SNC) hypothesis). This paper discusses the appropriateness, execution, and predictive ability of nucleation theory in the context of intracellular ice formation and examines its relation to the SNC hypothesis.

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  • Original title: On the use of nucleation theory to model intracellular ice formation.
  • Record ID : 1993-0509
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryo-Letters - vol. 13 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1992/07
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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