Sterols and their transport in animal development

Russian Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 131-150

  Perevozchikov, A P ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Apolipophorins; Apolipoproteins; Cholesterol; Development of invertebrates and vertebrates; Steroid hormones; Sterol receptors; Sterol transport; Sterols

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; METAZOA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 45249120135     PISSN: 10623604     EISSN: 16083326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1062360408030016     Document Type: Review

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