Sex peptide
Sex peptide has been studied in 1 paper since 2022: none in people yet, 1 in animals. The research so far is in animals. The newest paper, Mar 19, 2022: “Sex peptide receipt alters macronutrient utilization but not optimal yeast-sugar ratio in Drosophila melanogaster females”.
1 paper studies it2 findingsUpdated
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funder: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Model organisms1
What did studies of Sex peptide find?
2Studies of Sex peptide measured 2 outcomes; the most studied are optimal sugar-yeast ratio (1 study) and egg output (1).
Optimal sugar-yeast ratio
no changein flies1
1 study
Optimal sugar-yeast ratio
no changein flies1
Sex peptide has no effect on optimal sugar-yeast ratio in flies.
“Sex peptide did not shift the optimal ratio.”
Model organismsprotein:carbohydrate / sugar:yeast ratio for fitnessfemales
Journal of insect physiology
Egg output
upin flies1
1 study
Egg output
upin flies1
Sex peptide increases egg output in flies.
“sex peptide receipt aided females in increasing their egg output at low macronutrient concentrations”
Model organismsat low macronutrient concentrationsfemales
Journal of insect physiology