.... At first feeding (50 d.p.f.) there was no significant difference in embryonic body dry mass between the two groups. Dechorionated embryos had a significantly greater embryonic body protein content after hatching (32, 33 d.p.f.) compared with chorionated embryos. Despite the differences in movement...

... relative to mass as development progressed. Similarly, total protein content was linearly correlated with wet and dry masses; however, total protein content increased with developmental stage. Amounts of individual neutral lipids were variable although, overall, total neutral lipid content declined...

... mass per unit length, however, was not affected by artificial hibernation. We conclude that variation in normalized tetanic force can be partly reduced by standardization of the stimulation protocol and normalization to protein content per unit length. Force recordings from two fast-twitch fibres...