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A Micro-Analytical Scheme for the Determination of Protein, Carbohydrate, Lipid and RNA Levels in Marine Invertebrate Larvae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

D. L. Holland  and
P. A. Gabbott
D. L. Holland
Affiliation:
N.E.R.C. Unit of Marine Invertebrate Biology, Marine Science Laboratories, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, North Wales
P. A. Gabbott
Affiliation:
N.E.R.C. Unit of Marine Invertebrate Biology, Marine Science Laboratories, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, North Wales
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A micro-analytical scheme for the determination of protein, total carbohydrate, freereducing substances, total lipid, phospholipid and RNA levels in marine invertebrate larvae is described and discussed. The scheme is designed for use with 1–2 mg dry weight of tissue. Values of 171·0, 15·03, 50·4 and 11·58 μg/mg dry weight of larvae (flesh + shell) are given for the levels of protein, total carbohydrate, total lipid and RNA respectively, in newly released larvae of Ostrea edulis L.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 51 , Issue 3 , August 1971 , pp. 659 - 668
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1971

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