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Differential mosquito attraction to humans is associated with skin-derived carboxylic acid levels

Some people are more attractive to mosquitoes than others, but the mechanistic basis of this phenomenon is poorly understood. We tested mosquito attraction to human skin odor and identified people who are exceptionally attractive or unattractive to mosquitoes. These differences were stable over seve...

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Autores principales: De Obaldia, Maria Elena, Morita, Takeshi, Dedmon, Laura C., Boehmler, Daniel J., Jiang, Caroline S., Zeledon, Emely V., Cross, Justin R., Vosshall, Leslie B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10069481/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36261039
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2022.09.034