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Post‐mortem changes in the lenses of fish eyes. II.—Effects of freezing, and their usefulness in determining the past history of the fish
Author(s) -
Love R. M.
Publication year - 1956
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740070309
Subject(s) - fish <actinopterygii> , lens (geology) , opacity , chemistry , biology , fishery , optics , physics
It is possible to show if a fish has been frozen or not by examining the eye lenses. A positive reaction is shown by opacity in the lens medullas, and the fish must be cooled to at least— 4.8° for the effect to occur. It is only masked by stowage in ice for more than 16 days, or by salting the fish for 1 day or more before freezing. The mechanism of the phenomenon is deduced.
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