X-Message-Number: 25229 From: "Brian Wowk" <> Subject: Re: Hypothermia Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 20:20:27 -0800 wrote:>>Did you forget about these experiments Brian? <The objectives of the experiment were (1) to duplicate procedures used in the preceding suspension, (2) increase skills of the suspension and rescue team, and (3) establish a baseline for future work. Like Fred Jr.'s, the dog's suspension was head-only. One of the notable results was to recover some functioning brain cells after cooling to liquid nitrogen temperature and thawing (with cell viability verified by dye uptake).><< Apparently I did forget, and I stand corrected. Alcor did freeze a dog back in 1977:http://www.alcor.org/Library/html/researchhistory.html But as this same article goes on to explain, a much more sophisticated series of hypothermia experiments followed a decade later. Those experiments are what led to the hypothermic transport solution still used by Alcor today (MHP2)-- a solution considerably more advanced than the plain salt water used in the recently published Safar Center research! ---Brian Wowk -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.5 - Release Date: 12/3/2004 Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=25229