X-Message-Number: 8441 From: Brian Wowk <> Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 12:57:46 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Correction On CryoNet yesterday I wrote: > The momentum of a water molecule is given by solving kT ~ p^2/2m. >Because the mass of water molecules is so small, they have a very large >momentum and plow through the lipid bilayer like bullets despite their >lipophobic nature. but should have wrote: > The velocity of a water molecule is given by solving kT ~ mv^2. >Because the mass of water molecules is so small, they have a very large >velocity and plow through the lipid bilayer like bullets despite their >lipophobic nature. That's the party line according to Guyton's Textbook of Medical Physiology. (My original recollection and critical thought processes being clouded by acute sleep deprivation....) *************************************************************************** Brian Wowk CryoCare Foundation 1-800-TOP-CARE President Human Cryopreservation Services http://www.cryocare.org/cryocare/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=8441