Cuticular lipids of insects. VI. Cuticular lipids of the grasshoppers Melanoplus sanguinipes and Melanoplus packardii

The cuticular lipids of the grasshoppers Melanoplus sanguinipes and Melanoplus packardii contain 60 and 68% alkanes and 28 and 18% secondary alcohol wax esters, respectively, with lesser amounts of normal and sterol wax esters, triglycerides, alcohols, sterols, and free fatty acids. All the hydrocar...

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Main Authors: C.L. Soliday, G.J. Blomquist, L.L. Jackson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1974-07-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520367882