# Reference Value: Total Protein Content of a Worm

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**Created:** [March 28, 2013, 9:45am UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/reference-value-total-protein-content-of-a-worm/4563 "2013-03-28T09:45:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://community.alliancegenome.org/uploads/default/original/1X/d0a649bda118ecbfde158d2e012a0648410be778.png) [@system](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 9:45am UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/reference-value-total-protein-content-of-a-worm/4563/1 "2013-03-28T09:45:48Z")

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according to one forum member who calculated this empirically for gravid worms;

[http://forums.wormbase.org/index.php?topic=1466.msg3255#msg3255](http://forums.wormbase.org/index.php?topic=1466.msg3255#msg3255)

the value comes out at ~100ng.