Occurrence of 3-hydroxyretinol in the freshwater fish Bagarius bagarius and Wallago attu. Isolation and synthesis.
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SUBMITTER: Barua AB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1183805 | biostudies-other | 1977 Dec
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