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The mysterious multi-modal repellency of DEET
DEET is the most effective insect repellent available and has been widely used for more than half a century. Here, I review what is known about the olfactory and contact mechanisms of DEET repellency. For mosquitoes, DEET has at least two molecular targets: Odorant Receptors (ORs) mediate the effect...
Autor principal: | DeGennaro, Matthew |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4594586/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26252744 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19336934.2015.1079360 |
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