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Sterol metabolism in the tobacco hornworm,Manduca sexta—A review

✍ Scribed by James A. Svoboda; Gunter F. Weirich

Book ID
112774960
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
1995
Tongue
English
Weight
534 KB
Volume
30
Category
Article
ISSN
0024-4201

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