Research and utilization of medicinal insects in China

Entomological Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 313-316

  Feng, Ying ^a   Zhao, Min ^a   He, Zhao ^a   Chen, Zhiyong ^a   Sun, Long ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese medical science; Insect rearing; Medicinal function; Medicinal insects; New drug discovery

Indexed keywords

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EID: 70349421149     PISSN: 17382297     EISSN: 17485967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2009.00236.x     Document Type: Review

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