Sterols that modify moulting in insects

Pesticide Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-53

  Luuj, Bang ^a   Werner, Frederic ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Ecdysone biosynthesis; Insect moult; Irreversible inactivators; Locusta migratoria; Moult inhibition; Suicide inhibitors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004415017     PISSN: 0031613X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9063(199601)46:1<49::aid-ps340>3.0.co;2-4     Document Type: Article

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