Isolation, purification and identification of acetylcholine in Pharbitis nil seedlings

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 303-309

  Tretyn, A ^a   Lukasiewicz Rutkowska H ^a   Kopcewicz, J ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Gas chromatography; Morning glory; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA NIL; PHARBITIS NIL; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 0030771586     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-997-0006-9     Document Type: Article

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