Respiratory enzymes of the silkmoth Antheraea pernyi in relation to metamorphosis and pupal diapause.
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-1. Wing epidermis from diapausing and non-diapausing silkmoths (Antheraea pernyi) was assayed for NADH [nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced form)] oxidase, NADHand succinate-cyctochrome c reductases, and cytochrome c oxidase. 2. Diapausing pupae showed a marked decline in activities after pupation and the same subsequent profile of very low activities reported for diapausing Cecropia silkmoths. 3. Non-diapausing pupae showed only a slight and transient decline after pupation and otherwise retained relatively high activities throughout metamorphosis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Comparative biochemistry and physiology. B, Comparative biochemistry
دوره 49 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1974