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Dilution series
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Number of test worms that developed a pair of ovaries (%)
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Number of test worms that developed a copulatory apparatus (%)
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1
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45/50 (90.0 ± 6.0)
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38/50 (76.0 ± 16.0)
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1/2
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40/50 (80.0 ± 4.0)
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14/50 (28.0 ± 4.0)
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1/5
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35/49 (71.5 ± 3.5)
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0/49 (0.0 ± 0.0)
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1/10
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33/50 (62.0 ± 2.0)
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0/50 (0.0 ± 0.0)
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1/25
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3/50 (6.0 ± 6.0)
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0/50 (0.0 ± 0.0)
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1/125
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0/48 (0.0 ± 0.0)
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0/48 (0.0 ± 0.0)
|
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1/625
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0/50 (0.0 ± 0.0)
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0/50 (0.0 ± 0.0)
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- To prepare test food, each dilution sample was mixed with 150 μl of chicken liver homogenate and then freeze-dried. Twenty-five test worms were fed for 4 weeks. Means and standard errors of duplicated experiments are shown.
