Intracellular freezing and survival in the freeze tolerant alpine cockroach Celatoblatta quinquemaculata

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 225-232

  Worland, M R ^a   Wharton, D A ^b   Byars, S G ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cell survival; Cockroach; Cold hardening; Cold tolerance; Freezing tolerance; Insect

Indexed keywords

ICE;

ADAPTATION; COCKROACH; COLD TOLERANCE; CYTOLOGY; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FREEZING; SURVIVAL;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADIPOCYTE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; COCKROACH; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYTOLOGY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FREEZING; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; MALPIGHIAN TUBULE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADIPOCYTES; ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; COCKROACHES; COLD; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FREEZING; ICE; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; MALPIGHIAN TUBULES;

ANIMALIA; BLATTARIA; CELATOBLATTA QUINQUEMACULATA; INSECTA; MALPIGHIA;

EID: 1542320542     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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