Prostaglandins and their receptors in insect biology

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 2, Issue DEC, 2011, Pages

  Stanley, David ^a   Kim, Yonggyun ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Andong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Immunity; Insect physiology; Prostaglandins; Receptors; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867364007     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2011.00105     Document Type: Review

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