Freezing certainly does rupture cell membranes. It is why cryopreservation does not work perfectly. Why you can't freeze blood and then use it. My point was that rupturing cells was not the cause of a rat feeling mushy because there are very few cells. It is more a function of pure muscle relaxation. A live animal has active muscles, an animal that has just died still has tension in the muscles then comes rigormortise then that relaxes and it goes all floppy. Nothing to do with freezing but rather with time.
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• CAN SOMEONE TELL ME - pimp_n_python, Wed Jan 21 19:50:56 2004
• RE: CAN SOMEONE TELL ME - reptilicus81, Wed Jan 21 19:55:01 2004
• Yes, I can - maizeysdad, Wed Jan 21 20:19:51 2004
• I can't wait to hear today's science minute!! n/p - wideglide, Thu Jan 22 08:34:19 2004
• RE: Yes, I can - grimdog, Thu Jan 22 11:53:23 2004
• I've also noticed if you thaw out a rodent and leave it sit too long - wideglide, Thu Jan 22 12:14:32 2004
• RE: I've also noticed if you thaw out a rodent and leave it sit too long - grimdog, Thu Jan 22 12:29:20 2004
• Cells - maizeysdad, Thu Jan 22 12:57:35 2004
• RE: Cells - grimdog, Thu Jan 22 13:06:59 2004
• Paper - maizeysdad, Thu Jan 22 13:14:30 2004
• RE: Paper - grimdog, Thu Jan 22 13:27:32 2004
• RE: Paper - grimdog, Thu Jan 22 13:37:29 2004
• RE: Paper - grimdog, Thu Jan 22 13:43:12 2004
• RE: Paper - wideglide, Thu Jan 22 15:00:16 2004
• RE: Paper - grimdog, Thu Jan 22 15:11:02 2004
• I don't buy either argument. - rodmalm, Thu Jan 22 14:47:48 2004
• RE: I don't buy either argument. - grimdog, Thu Jan 22 14:51:29 2004
• RE: I don't buy either argument. - rodmalm, Thu Jan 22 20:43:37 2004
• Don't have time to read the whole thread BUT... - serpentcity, Fri Jan 23 21:50:08 2004