Practical uses for ecdysteroids in mammals including humans: And update

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Lafont, R ^a   Dinan, L ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; INSECTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 2442649769     PISSN: 15362442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jis/3.1.7     Document Type: Review

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