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Title:		Herbivore-plant interactions: mixed-function oxidases and secondary plant substances
Author(s):		Brattsten LB; Wilkinson CF; Eisner T;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1977
Volume:		196
Issue:		4296
Page Number:		1349 - 1352
DOI:		10.1126/science.196.4296.1349
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The mixed-function oxidases of a polyphagous insect larva (the southern armyworm, Spodoptera eridania) were found to be induced by a diversity of secondary plant substances. The induction proceeds rapidly and in response to a small quantity of secondary substance. Following induction, the larva is less susceptible to dietary poisoning. It is argued that mixed-function oxidases play a major role in protecting herbivores against chemical stress from secondary plant substances"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEBrattsten, L B Wilkinson, C F Eisner, T eng 1977/06/17 Science. 1977 Jun 17; 196(4296):1349-52. doi: 10.1126/science.196.4296.1349"