Influência do jejum severo sobre o conteúdo de proteínas totais e de amônio na hemolinfa de Bradybaena similaris (Fèrussac) (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Xanthonychidae)

The total protein and ammonia contents in the hemolymph of Bradybaena similaris (Fèrussac, 1821) during the starvation were determined from August, 1996 to March, 1998. The results revealed a significant variation in the total protein content throughout the period of starvation analized, there being a negative relation between the total protein content and the time of starvation. But the same result was not observed in the ammonia content. After 30 days of starvation there was a reduction of 2,8% of the content of ammonia in the hemolymph. A negative relation between the ammonia content and t...