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Table 1. Relative concentration of vitellogenin in extracts of female Manduca sexta.
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
 
Adult day-1 (6) 12.7 ± 3.0
Audlt day-4 (6) 50.5 ± 4.1
Adult day-6 (6) 100 ± 17.1
*Adult eclosion occurs on pupal day-18.
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