| Ant fat extraction with a Soxhlet extractor. | |
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PMID: 20147208 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Stored fat can be informative about the relative age of an ant, its nutritional status, and the nutritional status of the colony. Several methods are available for the quantification of stored fat. Before starting a project involving fat extraction, investigators should weigh the advantages and disadvantages of different methods in order to choose the one that is best suited to the question being addressed. This protocol, although not as accurate as some alternatives, facilitates the rapid quantification of many individuals. |
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Authors:
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Chris R Smith; Walter R Tschinkel |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Cold Spring Harbor protocols Volume: 2009 ISSN: 1559-6095 ISO Abbreviation: Cold Spring Harb Protoc Publication Date: 2009 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-11 Completed Date: 2010-06-14 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101524530 Medline TA: Cold Spring Harb Protoc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: pdb.prot5243 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA. csmith38@asu.edu |
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Adipose Tissue
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metabolism* Animal Feed Animals Ants / anatomy & histology, physiology* Biology / methods* Equipment Design Laboratory Animal Science / methods* |
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