Refrigerate the frozen meat. Place the plate of frozen meat in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours. For larger cuts of meat, allow 24 hours for every 5 pounds (2.3 kilograms) of meat. After the first 24 hours, check the meat periodically to see if itâs thawed.
In physiology, a refractory period is a period of time during which an organ or cell is incapable of repeating a particular action, or (more precisely) the amount of time it takes for an excitable membrane to be ready for a second stimulus once it returns to its resting state following an excitation.
The term hormone-refractory is used when cancer stops responding to any type of hormone therapy. To combat this, treatment may be stopped for periods of time and then restarted again. There is not clear agreement among physicians about when is the best time to start and stop hormone therapy for prostate cancer.