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Animal Carotenoids

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Carotenoids

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A review of new carotenoids from animals with emphasis on structural aspects since the 7th International symposium on carotenoids, Munich, West Germany, 19841, will be presented in the following areas. sponges (Porifera), mollusks (Mollusca), echinoderms (Echinodermata), tunicates (Protochordata), fishes (Pisces) and birds (Aves).

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  1. Department of Natural Products Research, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, 607, Japan

    Takao Matsuno

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  1. Tufts University Health Sciences Campus, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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  2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Micheline M. Mathews-Roth

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    Richard F. Taylor

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Matsuno, T. (1989). Animal Carotenoids. In: Krinsky, N.I., Mathews-Roth, M.M., Taylor, R.F. (eds) Carotenoids. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0849-2_4

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