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Phospholipase A2 activity in the fat body of the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta

✍ Scribed by John M. Uscian; David W. Stanley-Samuelson

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1993
Tongue: English
Weight: 822 KB
Volume: 24
Category: Article
ISSN: 0739-4462
DOI: 10.1002/arch.940240403

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