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Bioenergetics in a parasitic nematode,Steinernema carpocapsae, monitored in vivo by flow NMR spectroscopy

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  1. Analytical Chemistry Instrumentation Facility and Departments of Entomology, Nematology and Chemistry, University of California, 92521, Riverside, CA, USA

    S. N. Thompson, E. G. Platzer & R. W. -K. Lee

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Thompson, S.N., Platzer, E.G. & Lee, R.W.K. Bioenergetics in a parasitic nematode,Steinernema carpocapsae, monitored in vivo by flow NMR spectroscopy. Parasitol Res 77, 86–90 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00934392

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