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A Highly Purified Preparation of Juvenile Hormone from the Silk Moth Hyalophora cecropia L.

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MEYER, A., SCHNEIDERMAN, H. & GILBERT, L. A Highly Purified Preparation of Juvenile Hormone from the Silk Moth Hyalophora cecropia L.. Nature 206, 272–275 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/206272a0

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