Course Code | Course Name | Credits | Hours |
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4505702 | Low Temperature Biology and Medicine | 3.0 | 3 |
Description | The purpose of this course is to introduce the effects of low temperatures on all types of organisms and their constituent cells, tissues and organs. The contents include the range from natural mechanisms of cold tolerance, cryopreservation of cells for medical purpose, low temperature microscopy, cryosurgery, through to the physics and physical chemistry of water and ice, and heat and mass transfer in biological systems. |