ملخص: Diflubenzuron (DFB), incorporated into the diet (5 and 10mg g-1) was tested on protein synthesis in the fat body of adult females of Tenebrio molitor (L.) during the first 6 days of adult life. DFB had no significant effect on fat body protein during the period examined, as evidenced both by the electrophoretic pattern and the incorporation of tritiated leucine. In contrast, cycloheximide (2.5 [mu]g per insect) injected into newly emerged females significantly affected both the level of protein and the incorporation of tritiated leucine into proteins, as did starvation.

لغة: إنجليزية