X-Message-Number: 8695 From: Date: Sat, 25 Oct 97 08:52:52 +1000 Subject: glutamate concern I wonder have any Cryonics organisations addressed the problems of glutamate overproduction during body cooling? And could it be averted or minimised by dietary supplements prior to deanimation? My concern on this issue was aroused after reading through the Science Guide News Update at: http://www.scienceguide.com/News/News_Articles/Article_22.html which summarized: > Cooling the body for heart surgery causes an overproduction of the > neurotransmitter glutamate, an excitatory amino acid, and can leave > the nervous system vulnerable to damage from the start of the cooling > process until up to eight hours after recovery, a Johns Hopkins > animal study suggests. This contradicts previous theories that brain > damage occurred only during the initial recovery period. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=8695