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The terpenoid theory of the origin of cellular life: the evolution of terpenoids to cholesterol
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Metadata
- Authors
- Ourisson, G., & Nakatani, Y.
- Venue
- Chemistry & Biology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1994-09
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 11-23
- ISSN
- 1074-5521 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2093929396
- Cited by
- 288
- References
- 42
- FWCI
- 9.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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