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The state of water in frozen tissue has been a subject for investigation for at least four decades. Such information relates to understanding cell structure disruption, degradation, and protein denaturation phenomena that occur during frozen storage, and may throw light on the many complex roles of water in living cells.
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Sussman, M.V., Chin, L., Karakurum, O. (1967). Water in Frozen Tissue. In: Hershey, D. (eds) Chemical Engineering in Medicine and Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4748-5_16
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