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Original Articles

Efficient Incorporation of Unsaturated Fatty Acids into Volicitin-Related Compounds in Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

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Pages 607-610 | Received 03 Oct 2006, Accepted 03 Dec 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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