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. 2013 Jul 11;9(7):e1003596. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003596

Table 3. Quantification of the main volatiles in wild-type odoriferous stink glands.

Sex & gland types MBQ (µg) EBQ (µg) 15ene (µg) 17diene (µg) 17ene (µg) Quinones (nmol) Alkenes (nmol)
male thr 5.39±1.63 7.08±2.15 4.71±1.2 2.39±0.64 1.08±0.27 96.21±28.97 37.06±9.44
fem. thr 5.66±2.15 7.41±1.93 4.8±1.21 2.74±0.68 1.06±0.25 100.81±29.82 38.84±9.54
male abd 8.43±2.53 10.63±3.05 9.91±2.61 0.51±0.17 1.06±0.28 147.18±42.85 53.74±14.1
fem. abd 7.51±1.75 10.84±2.79 9.58±1.95 0.66±0.16 0.94±0.18 141.24±33.39 52.32±10.32
male thr+abd 13.82±3.61 17.71±4.6 14.62±3.17 2.9±0.71 2.14±0.46 243.39±62.9 90.8±19.16
fem. thr+abd 13.2±3.18 18.25±4.17 14.31±2.65 3.36±0.73 1.97±0.34 242.34±54.2 90.58±16.24

The amounts are indicated as mean±standard deviation. N = 15–30. Abbreviations: fem.: female; thr: thoracic glands; abd: abdominal glands.