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Figure 5

From: The expression of ecdysteroid UDP-glucosyltransferase enhances cocoon shell ratio by reducing ecdysteroid titre in last-instar larvae of silkworm, Bombyx mori

Figure 5

Mechanical properties of silk fibroin in transgenic silkworm. (A) Proportion of silk fibroin in the cocoon. (B) Stress-strain curves for silk fibroin. The curves represent an average of 30 experiments per group. (C–F) Tenacity (C), breaking strain (D), toughness (E), and Young’s modulus (F) of silk fibroin obtained from wandering-stage silkworms.

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