Repellent activity of estrogenic compounds toward zoospores of the phytopathogenic fungus Aphanomyces cochlioides

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 253-261

  Islam, M Tofazzal ^a   Tahara, Satoshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fungal Zoospore; Repellent Activity; Steroidal Hormones

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMOATTRACTANT; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGEN; FUNGUS SPORE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; METHYLATION; PHYTOESTROGEN; ZOOSPORE;

APHANOMYCES COCHLIOIDES;

EID: 0035022809     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2001-3-414     Document Type: Article

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