Comparison of the dietary and tissue sterols of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (L)

Apidologie

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-90

  Feldlaufer, M F ^b   Harrison, D J ^a   Wilzer Jr , K R ^b  

^a BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Chemical control; Cholesterol; Galleria mellonella; Neutral sterols; Parasite

Indexed keywords

CAMPESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL DERIVATIVE; FUCOSTEROL; SITOSTEROL; STEROL; STIGMASTEROL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; STEROL METABOLISM; TISSUE LEVEL;

GALLERIA MELLONELLA;

EID: 0030995693     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19970205     Document Type: Article

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