Ant fat extraction with a Soxhlet extractor.
Ant fat extraction with a Soxhlet extractor.
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使用索氏提取器提取蚂蚁脂肪。
DOI：
10.1101/pdb.prot5243
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发表时间：
2009
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通讯作者：
W. Tschinkel
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作者：
Chris C. R. Smith;W. Tschinkel
储存的脂肪可以提供关于蚂蚁的相对年龄、其营养状况和殖民地的营养状况的信息。有几种方法可用于量化储存脂肪。在开始一个涉及脂肪提取的项目之前，研究人员应该权衡不同方法的优点和缺点，以便选择最适合所解决问题的方法。该协议虽然不像某些替代方案那么准确，但有助于对许多个体进行快速量化。
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.