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The mixture of cashew nut shell liquid and castor oil results in an efficient larvicide against Aedes aegypti that does not alter embryo-fetal development, reproductive performance or DNA integrity

Dengue fever, chikungunya fever and Zika virus are epidemics in Brazil that are transmitted by mosquitoes, such as Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus. The liquid from shells of cashew nuts is attractive for its important biological and therapeutic activities, which include toxicity to mosquitoes of t...

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Autores principales: Vani, Juliana Miron, Monreal, Maria Tereza Ferreira Duenhas, Auharek, Sarah Alves, Cunha-Laura, Andréa Luiza, de Arruda, Eduardo José, Lima, Alessandra Ramos, da Silva, Cicera Maria, Antoniolli-Silva, Andréia Conceição Milan Brochado, de Lima, Dênis Pires, Beatriz, Adilson, Oliveira, Rodrigo Juliano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5858748/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29554095
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193509