Publication Type
Journal Article
Journal Name
Experientia
Publication Date
10-1-1982
Abstract
Ecdysterone has been identified in the schistosomiasis vector Biomphalaria glabrata Say and in Helix aspersa Müller as well as in Lymmaea stagnalis L. by chromatography, bioassay, radioimmunoassay, derivatization and by mass spectroscopy. Analysis of the food, faeces and hepatopancreas suggest that the sterol is derived from the diet. The probable function of ecdysterone in relation to calcification of the shell is discussed in this paper. © 1982 Birkhäuser Verlag.
Recommended Citation
Whitehead, D., & Sellheyer, K. (1982). The identification of ecdysterone (20-hydroxyecdysone) in 3 species of molluscs (Gastropoda: Pulmonata). Experientia, 38 (10), 1249-1251. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01959769
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