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The sterol composition of 23 species of coral-reef molluscs from Tahiti was investigated in relation to habitat and taxonomy. The elucidation of sterol components was performed by both argentation column and gas-liquid chromatographic techniques. Coral-reef molluscs, especially gastropods, seem to be characterised by sterols rich in 24-methylcholesterol.
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Ando, T., Kanazawa, A., Teshima, S. et al. Sterol components of coral-reef molluscs. Marine Biology 50, 169–173 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00397823
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