Methyl palmitate: A novel product of the Medfly (Ceratitis capitata) corpus allatum

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1299-1306

  Moshitzky, P ^a   Miloslavski, I ^a   Aizenshtat, Z ^a   Applebaum, S W ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Corpus allatum; Juvenile hormone; Medfly; Methyl palmitate; Reproductive regulation

Indexed keywords

CAPITATA; CERATITIS; CERATITIS CAPITATA;

EID: 0345447047     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2003.06.008     Document Type: Article

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