X-Message-Number: 11794 Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 14:08:51 -0400 From: Bozzonetti <> Subject: Heavy water >>Message #11737 >From: "Unix Guru" <> >Subject: Heavy water; asymetric molecules >Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 17:24:21 PDT > >Have there been any studies using heavy water(Deuterium Oxide) >or asymetic molecues like ( H-O-Deu) as substitues for >water in the cyropresevation of tissues?< > Molecules in the cell are displaced on "conveyor belts", that is fibers continuously built at the cell's center (the controsome) and dissolved at the periphery. Low themperature accelerate the dissolving process, on the other hand, both, the toxic colchicin and D2O block that process. They could be usefull for keeping things in place at temperature near freezing Yvan Bozzonetti. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=11794