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Ultra-prolonged activation of CO(2)-sensing neurons disorients mosquitoes
CO(2) present in exhaled air is the most important sensory cue for female blood-feeding mosquitoes, causing activation of long-distance host-seeking flight, navigation towards the vertebrate host(1), and, in the case of Aedes aegypti, increased sensitivity to skin odours(2). The CO(2) detection mach...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3150595/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21637258 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature10081 |