Accession Number:

AD0837455

Title:

FREEZE-FIXATION OF LIVING CELLS AND ITS USE IN ELECTRON MICROSCOPY,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY BIOLOGICAL LABS FREDERICK MD

Personal Author(s):

• Moor, H.

Report Date:

1965-08-11

Pagination or Media Count:

47.0

Abstract:

The freezing process in cells depends primarily on the freezing rapidity, the frosthardiness of the object, and the concentration of the anti-freeze solution glycerin in the cytoplasm. Compressed yeast was the test object used in most experiments. The influence of the freezing rapidity manifests itself in three different ways cell water crystallizes either externally or within the cell, or an amorphous solidification vitrification takes place. The determination of the freezing point, supercooling capacity, and recrystallization point offers an explanation for the above effects, and leads to a physical understanding of the phenomenon of frosthardiness. Physical study shows the manner in which the anti-freeze solution increases frosthardiness physiological experiments illustrate some side-effects of glycerin. Successful freezing of living cells depends primarily on the choice of suitable freezing speed and anti-freeze solution. Depending on the frosthardiness of the object that is, depending on the lowest point of re-crystallization in the cells, the ultimate temperature of the freezing process should not be below -50 to -70C. Author

Descriptors:

• *CELLS(BIOLOGY)
• FREEZING
• ANTIFREEZES
• SUPERCOOLING
• CELL STRUCTURE
• WEST GERMANY

Subject Categories:

• Biology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE