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Table 1. Relative concentration of vitellogenin in extracts of female Manduca sexta.
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| Stage*(n) |
Relative Concentration (% ± SE) |
| Pupal day-1 (5) |
0 |
| Pupal day-12 (4) |
0.01 ± 0.01 |
| Pupal day-17 (4) |
12 ± 0.35 |
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| Adult day-1 (6) |
12.7 ± 3.0 |
| Audlt day-4 (6) |
50.5 ± 4.1 |
| Adult day-6 (6) |
100 ± 17.1 |
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*Adult eclosion occurs on pupal day-18.
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