ISSN:
1432-136X
Schlagwort(e):
Key words Coleoptera
;
Cerambycidae
;
Antifreeze proteins
;
Thermal hysteresis
;
Body fluid compartments
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Biologie
,
Medizin
Notizen:
Abstract The present study revealed that hibernating freeze-avoiding Rhagium inquisitor beetles have thermal hysteresis antifreeze agents in the intracellular fluid as well as in the intestinal fluid and the haemolymph. The antifreeze activity in all three compartments increased with diminishing size of the seeding ice crystal, suggesting that all three compartments are well protected against spontaneous ice nucleation at low sub-zero temperatures.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s003600050193
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