Effect of particle lipid content on the structure of insect lipophorins.
Four distinct subspecies of the major insect lipoprotein, lipophorin, that range in overall lipid content from 20 to 51% of the particle mass, were isolated from the hemolymph or oocytes of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. Examination of these subspecies by electron microscopy revealed distincti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1992-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520418838 |