| Literature DB >> 13924573 |
Abstract
The female mosquito, in contrast to the male mosquito or the male and female house fly, synthesizes triglycerides when maintained on glucose; after 7 days, the amount of triglycerides in the female may be 50 times that in the male. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are absent from the newly synthesized triglycerides.Entities:
Keywords: LIPIDS/metabolism; SEX
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Year: 1961 PMID: 13924573 DOI: 10.1126/science.134.3494.1979
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728