Adaptations in the lipid and energy metabolism of parasitic helminths

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 206-215

  Brouwers, Jos F H M ^a   Van Hellemond, Jaap J ^a   Tielens, Aloysius G M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaerobic metabolism; Chain elongation; Membrane biogenesis; Phospholipids; Respiratory chain; Rhodoquinon; Triacylglycerols; Ubiquinon

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044462705     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854295x00168     Document Type: Article

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