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 ______ is a period of time in which a neuron is producing an action potential and cannot respond to another stimulus of any strength. absolute refractory period. Neurons receive incoming signals by way of specialized extensions of the cell called ______.