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. 1995 May;68(5):2098–2107. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(95)80389-9

Stabilization of supercooled fluids by thermal hysteresis proteins.

P W Wilson 1, J P Leader 1
PMCID: PMC1282114  PMID: 7612853

Abstract

It has been reported that thermal hysteresis proteins found in many cold-hardy, freeze-avoiding arthropods stabilize their supercooled body fluids. We give evidence that fish antifreeze proteins, which also produce thermal hysteresis, bind to and reduce the efficiency of heterogenous nucleation sites, rather than binding to embryonic ice nuclei. We discuss both possible mechanisms for stabilization of supercooled body fluids and also describe a new method for measuring and defining the supercooling point of small volumes of liquid.

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