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Tissue specific biochemical alterations during spinning in the eri-silkworm,Philosamia ricini

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Protein, total free amino acid and RNA accumulated in the silk gland of eri-silkworm decrease drastically within 2–4 days of spinning. In contrast, the fatbody presents an augmentation of total protein concentration towards the end of the spinning process. The hemolymph maintains constancy of these molecules with little variation.

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  1. Silkworm Research Laboratory, Postgraduate Department of Zoology, Udai Pratap College, 221002, Varanasi, India

    S. P. Singh & O. P. Singh

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Acknowledgment. The authors are thankful to Dr R. N. Singh, Principal, for providing necessary facilities, to Dr A. B. Das, Prof. and Head of Zoology Dept Visvabharti University for valuable suggestions and to Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India, for financial assistance.

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Singh, S.P., Singh, O.P. Tissue specific biochemical alterations during spinning in the eri-silkworm,Philosamia ricini. Experientia 34, 994–995 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01915307

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