Abstract
Cholesterol metabolism of starved as well as those Luclia cuprina (Wied.) reared on different diets was studied during the first 40 hours c,f their life. In the starved insects the amount, of cholesterol increased from 4 to 12 hours (from 0.325 to 0.395 mg/ 100 mg) then decreased at 16 hours .btit started to increase till 28 hours when ,it was found to be 0.690 mg/100 mg. A decrease was noted afterwards which continued till the end with the contents falling to 0.31 mg/100 mg. In the beef extract-fed flies cholesterol level increased from 4 till 12 hours (from 0.345 to 0.391 mg/100 mg) but then a slight decreased occurred at 16 hour-stage followed by an increase till 28 hours, when the amount was estimated to be 0.518 mg/100 mg. A steady decrease occured till the end when the contents were found to be 0.34mg/100 mg. In glucose-fed flies contents increased from 4 hours to 12 hours (from 0.343 to 0.384 mg/100 mg) followed by a slight decrease at 16 hours. After 28 hours they reached the maximum which was 0.482 mg/100. Then the level started to fall down till at the 40 hour it was 0.35 mg/I00mg. In mixed diet-fed flies cholesterol level increased till 12 hours (from,0.353 to 0.403 mg/100 mg), then decreased slightly at ,16 boors and started to increase and reached its maximum at 28 hours which was ,0.512,mg/100 mg. .Later on a depletion in the values occurred, the level started to fall down AO had become 0.35 mg at the end of 40 hours.
FIRDAUSIA AZAM ALI, FARRUKH NAVEED . (1990) CHANGES OCCURING IN THE CHOLESTEROL LEVEL OF THE THORACIC MUSCLES OF THE STARVED AS WELL AS DIFFE-RENTLY REARED LUICLIA CUPRINA (CALLIPHORIDAE : DIPTERA) , Punjab University Journal of Zoology, Volume 5, Issue 1.
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