Distribution of free and glycosylated sterols within Cycas micronesica plants

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 537-542

  Marler, Thomas E ^a   Shaw, Christopher A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cycas micronesica; Phytosterol; Sterol; Steryl glucoside

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; LEAF; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLEN; STEROL;

CYCADOPSIDA; CYCAS; CYCAS MICRONESICA;

EID: 73749086264     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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