THE FUNCTIONS OF COPPER IN THE HOUSE CRICKET AND THE RELATION OF COPPER TO VITAMIN E
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AbstractThe addition of copper to an artificial diet improves growth and survival of the house cricket, Acheta domesticus (L.), the optimum concentrations being 2 μg/g for females and 10 μg/g for males. This sex difference in requirements is attributed in part to the accumulation of copper by the larval testis. Adult males showing a loss in pigmentation, the so-called ’albino’ males, are obtained on diets low in copper; the percentage of ’albino’ males is increased by the addition of vitamin E to the diet. The pigmentation effect of vitamin E is explained by movement of copper into the testis, the development of which is stimulated by vitamin E.
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1992 ◽
Vol 103
(1)
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pp. 179-181
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1978 ◽
Vol 36
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pp. 378-379
1984 ◽
Vol 45
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pp. C2-593-C2-594