Figure 3. The elimination of p26 does not affect cyst metabolic activity.

The metabolic activities of cysts lacking (a) and containing (b) p26, and of nauplii from commercially obtained cysts (c), were measured at daily intervals (1c4) as described in Methods. Absorbance (A₅₅₃) in arbitrary units indicates the level of metabolic activity. The experiment was done in triplicate and absorbance values were averaged. Standard errors are shown for each measurement.