Open AccessTREHALOSE AND ANHYDROBIOSIS: THE EARLY WORK OF J. S. CLEGG
Author(s) -
John H. Crowe
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of experimental biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.367
H-Index - 185
eISSN - 1477-9145
pISSN - 0022-0949
DOI - 10.1242/jeb.012476
Subject(s) - cryptobiosis , trehalose , work (physics) , chemistry , biology , ecology , biochemistry , desiccation , thermodynamics , physics
![Figure][1] The brine shrimp, Artemia salina , produces encysted embryos that are capable of surviving complete dehydration – or at least as complete as is technically feasible; according to the best measurements available, they can be reduced to <0.007 g water g–1 dry mass ([Clegg, 1978
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