Lipid analysis of the sex pheromone gland of the moth Heliothis virescens

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 80-90

  Foster, S P ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyl CoA ester; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae; Pheromone biosynthesis; Pheromone precursor; Triacylglycerols

Indexed keywords

ESTER; FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; SEX PHEROMONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MOTH; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; ESTERS; EXOCRINE GLANDS; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOTHS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 20544436615     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.20058     Document Type: Article

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