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Table 2 Lipid Composition of Dipteran HDLp
Species PL MAG ST FA DAG TAG HC
Ae. aegypti 31plus or minus2 tr 13plus or minus2 4plus or minus1 5plus or minus1 45plus or minus2 tr
N. abbreviata1 36 tr 8 7 18 18 12
N. abbreviata2 37plus or minus3 tr 8plus or minus1 7plus or minus1 18plus or minus2 17plus or minus1 12plus or minus1
C. maximus/minimus 33plus or minus2 tr 12plus or minus1 6plus or minus1 6plus or minus1 38plus or minus2 4plus or minus1
S. vittatum 36plus or minus3 tr 11plus or minus2 3plus or minus1 3plus or minus2 44plus or minus1 2plus or minus1
D. melanogaster 56plus or minus2 tr tr 2plus or minus1 35plus or minus2 5plus or minus1 tr
Values are presented as weight % of lipid content. Data are the average plus or minus SD of three determinations except for N. abbreviata hemolymph, which is a single determination.

Legend: PL=phospholipid, MAG=monoacylglycerol, DAG=diacylglycerol, ST=sterol FA=fatty acid, TAG=triacylglycerol, HC=hydrocarbon, tr =trace.
1 HDLp isolated from hemolymph
2 HDLp isolated from homogenate
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