Discrepancy in Sterol Usage between Two Polyphagous Caterpillars, <i>Mythimna separata</i> and <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i>
Insects are sterol auxotrophs and typically obtain sterols from food. However, the sterol demand and metabolic capacity vary greatly among species, even for closely related species. The low survival of many insects on atypical sterols, such as cholestanol and cholestanone, raises the possibility of...
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| 語言: | 英语 |
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MDPI AG
2022-09-01
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| 在線閱讀: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/10/876 |