From: Doug Skrecky (oberon@vcn.bc.ca)
Date: Wed May 17 2000 - 21:16:46 MDT
The Journal of Experimental Zoology 270: 332-334 1994
James S. Clegg
Abstract: Encysted embryos of the crustacean Artemia franciscana are shown to
survive at least 2 years of continous anoxia, a record unequaled by any other
free-living animal. This result, in conjunction with previous findings, supports
the possibility that these embryos are an exception to the generality that a
constant flow of free energy is required for eukaryotic cell survival, under
ordinary conditions of temperature and water content.
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