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Note on the Effects of Food and Storage on the Specific Gravity, Osmotic Pressure, and Volume of Blood of Mature Larvae of Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 May 2012
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In research on insect immunity, bacterial antigens were injected into Galleria mellonella L. larvae (Stephens, 1959). It was suspected that the quality and quantity of the blood, or hemolymph, might differ if the larvae were obtained from different sources. This note reports the effects of food and storage on the specific gravity and osmotic pressure of the blood, and of storage on the blood volume.
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