Ecologically guided bioprospecting in Panama

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL., 1999, Pages 114-126

  Kursar, T A ^a   Capson, T L ^a   Coley, P D ^a   Corley, D G ^a   Gupta, M B ^a   Harrison, L A ^a   Ortega Barria, E ^a   Windsor, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Beetles; Cancer; Conservation; Endophytic fungi; HIV; Intellectual property; Leishmaniasis; Malaria; Plants; Trypanosoma

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIODIVERSITY; FUNGUS; GENE; INSECT; PANAMA; PLANT;

COLEOPTERA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0033288210     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/1388-0209(200010)37:sup;1-w;ft114     Document Type: Article

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