Reactions rates following the CF88, HIN, and HINRES reference in black, red, and blue, respectively, and normalised to the CF88 rates (N_A < σv> _CF88). Black, red, and blue rectangles show the temperature regions where carbon fusion takes place for classical (non-rotating) models of 12, 15, 17, 20, 25, and 30 M_⊙. Black triangles give the maximum central temperature reached by the 8, 9, and 10 M_⊙ stars. Dotted vertical green lines indicate where the HINRES rates are 45% lower than the CF88 rates. Dashed purple lines mark the area explored by the STELLA experiment.