title: Some effects of radiation on the free amino acids of adult female Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata Wied.
abstract: Ceratitis capitata pupae, 2-3 days before adult emergence, were treated with gamma irradiation from a 60Co source. The female fruit flies were extracted and analyzed for free amino acids.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000032:analysis / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005260:Female; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids