Neutral sterols of sawflies (Symphyta): Their relationship to other hymenoptera

Lipids

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 441-443

  Schiff, Nathan M ^a   Feldlaufer, Mark F ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEALKYLATION; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYMENOPTERA; LIPID METABOLISM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; STEROL METABOLISM; STEROL SYNTHESIS;

HYMENOPTERA; SYMPHYTA;

EID: 0029958932     PISSN: 00244201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02522933     Document Type: Article

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