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Les écailles du papillonXylophasia monoglypha sont constituées par de la protéine accompagnée de chitine. La protéine a une composition ressemblant à celle des protéines «fibreuses».
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Hunt, S. Composition of scales from the mothXylophasia monoglypha . Experientia 27, 1030–1031 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02138861
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