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Accumulation of uric acid in the epidermis forms the white integument of Samia ricini larvae

The white color in the larval integument of the silkworm Bombyx mori is considered the result of uric acid accumulation in its epidermal cells. Larvae of the eri silkworm Samia ricini (Lepidoptera; Saturniidae) also have a white and opaque integument, but little is known about its coloration mechani...

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Autores principales: Lee, Jung, Kiuchi, Takashi, Kawamoto, Munetaka, Shimada, Toru, Katsuma, Susumu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6188861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30321229
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205758