Anasterocerebroside A, a new glucosylceramide from the Patagonian starfish Anasterias minuta

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 433-440

  Chludil, Hugo D ^a,b   Seldes, Alicia M ^b   Maier, Marta S ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anasterias minuta; Glycosphingolipids; Starfish

Indexed keywords

ASTEROIDEA;

EID: 0038646573     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2003-5-624     Document Type: Article

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