New cytotoxic carotenoids from the sponge Phakellia stelliderma

Journal of Natural Toxins

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 219-224

  Kitamura, Atsushi ^a   Tanaka, Jun Ichi ^a   Higa, Tatsuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

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