Abstract
The sterol content of various species of Crustacea has been subject to comparatively few investigations. Previous work has been mainly confined to members of the Decapoda. To date, few studies have been made to determine the capacity of crustaceans to synthesise and metabolise sterols. In the present work, an initial survey of representative members of the main crustacean orders was made. The results obtained were similar to already published work, with the exception that two previously unreported classes of sterols, the 4-methyl and 4,4¹ -dimethyl sterols, were identified in certain organisms.
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Date
1974
Recommended Citation
PARSONS, D. (1974) ASPECTS OF STEROL METABOLISM IN CRUSTACEA. Thesis. University of Plymouth. Retrieved from https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/bms-theses/235
