Into the world of steroids A biochemical "keep in touch" in plants and animals

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 940-943

  Speranza, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Androgens; Bisphenol A; Endocrine disrupting compounds; Estrogens; Hormone receptors; Phytoecdysteroids

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77957720418     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.5.8.12295     Document Type: Article

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