Abstract
Three species of Antarctic fishes which live in constantly near-freezing waters have a markedly low upper-lethal temperature of 6°C; this is the lowest upper-lethal temperature reported for any organism. The fishes survive supercooling to -2.5°C. Data on brain metabolism in vitro support the hypothesis that the central nervous system is a primary site of thermal injury.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 257-258 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Science |
| Volume | 156 |
| Issue number | 3772 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1967 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General