Lipophilic compounds from the femoral gland secretions of male hungarian green lizards, Lacerta viridis

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 64, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 434-440

  Kopena, Renata ^a   López, Pilar ^b   Martín, José ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lacerta viridis; Steroids; Tocopherol; Waxy Esters

Indexed keywords

LACERTA VIRIDIS; SQUAMATA;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CHOLESTANE DERIVATIVE; PHEROMONE; SQUALENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; HUNGARY; LIZARD; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; SECRETION;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMALS; CHOLESTANONES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; HUNGARY; LIZARDS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHEROMONES; PHYLOGENY; SQUALENE;

EID: 70349334688     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2009-5-622     Document Type: Article

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