Secondary metabolites play primary roles in human affairs

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 197-221

  Bentley, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOSGENIN; DRUG METABOLITE; DYE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; NATURAL PRODUCT; PLANT EXTRACT;

CONTACT DERMATITIS; FOOD; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030663560     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.1997.0002     Document Type: Review

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